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Day and Night World Map

The map shows day and night on Earth and the positions of the Sun (subsolar point) and the Moon (sublunar point) right now.

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 06:48:00.

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= The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

= The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

= Civil Twilight (lightest shade)

= Nautical Twilight

= Astronomical Twilight

= Night, no twilight (darkest shade)

See where the Moon is over the horizon

Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 06:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 01' North, Longitude: 77° 24' East

The ground speed is currently 450.16 meters/second, 1620.6 kilometres/hour, 1007.0 miles/hour or 875.0 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	16.78 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.78 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.6"	1006.80 mi	West	0° 00' 47.3"	0.91 mi	North	1006.77 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 12.6"	2.47 mi	West	0° 18' 51.4"	21.61 mi	North	21.75 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 06:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 10' South, Longitude: 64° 05' West

The ground speed is currently 397.77 meters/second, 1432.0 kilometres/hour, 889.8 miles/hour or 773.2 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 26.8"	14.83 mi	West	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	South	14.83 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 48.3"	889.23 mi	West	0° 04' 58.9"	5.72 mi	South	888.92 mi
24 hours	13° 35' 03.0"	836.19 mi	East	1° 16' 52.4"	88.22 mi	South	835.99 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local Time	Distance			Direction
Kalyandurg	Sat 12:18 pm	67 km	42 miles	36 nm	NNW
Anantapur	Sat 12:18 pm	77 km	48 miles	41 nm	NNE
Devanahalli	Sat 12:18 pm	92 km	57 miles	49 nm	SSE
Bengaluru	Sat 12:18 pm	117 km	73 miles	63 nm	S
Ballari	Sat 12:18 pm	134 km	83 miles	73 nm	NNW
Kadur	Sat 12:18 pm	159 km	99 miles	86 nm	WSW
Kadapa	Sat 12:18 pm	161 km	100 miles	87 nm	ENE
Davangere	Sat 12:18 pm	167 km	104 miles	90 nm	WNW
Tarikere	Sat 12:18 pm	175 km	109 miles	95 nm	W
Adoni	Sat 12:18 pm	179 km	111 miles	97 nm	N