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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 11:42:00.

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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 11:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 05' North, Longitude: 3° 54' East

The ground speed is currently 450.03 meters/second, 1620.1 kilometres/hour, 1006.7 miles/hour or 874.8 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' 05.5"	1006.52 mi	West	0° 00' 47.2"	0.90 mi	North	1006.49 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 10.9"	2.44 mi	West	0° 18' 48.6"	21.55 mi	North	21.69 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, April 27, 2024 at 11:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 33' South, Longitude: 134° 52' West

The ground speed is currently 396.23 meters/second, 1426.4 kilometres/hour, 886.3 miles/hour or 770.2 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' 26.4"	14.77 mi	West	0° 00' 04.2"	0.08 mi	South	14.77 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 26.5"	885.79 mi	West	0° 04' 14.8"	4.87 mi	South	885.52 mi
24 hours	13° 41' 47.2"	840.19 mi	East	0° 58' 06.1"	66.68 mi	South	839.10 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
Birnin Kebbi	Sat 12:42 pm	183 km	114 miles	99 nm	S
Sokoto	Sat 12:42 pm	184 km	115 miles	100 nm	SE
Niamey	Sat 12:42 pm	203 km	126 miles	110 nm	WSW
Kandi	Sat 12:42 pm	343 km	213 miles	185 nm	SSW
Maradi	Sat 12:42 pm	353 km	219 miles	191 nm	E
Katsina	Sat 12:42 pm	420 km	261 miles	227 nm	ESE
Dori	Sat 11:42 am	425 km	264 miles	229 nm	W
Fada N'gourma	Sat 11:42 am	444 km	276 miles	240 nm	WSW
Natitingou	Sat 12:42 pm	500 km	311 miles	270 nm	SSW
Zaria	Sat 12:42 pm	532 km	330 miles	287 nm	SE