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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 = Monday, April 29, 2024 at 08:02:00.

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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 Monday, April 29, 2024 at 08:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 39' North, Longitude: 58° 50' East

The ground speed is currently 448.87 meters/second, 1615.9 kilometres/hour, 1004.1 miles/hour or 872.5 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"	16.74 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.74 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.9"	1003.92 mi	West	0° 00' 46.1"	0.88 mi	North	1003.89 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 56.0"	2.16 mi	West	0° 18' 22.1"	21.05 mi	North	21.16 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, April 29, 2024 at 08:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 04' South, Longitude: 54° 18' West

The ground speed is currently 393.61 meters/second, 1417.0 kilometres/hour, 880.5 miles/hour or 765.1 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' 24.8"	14.67 mi	West	0° 00' 03.0"	0.06 mi	North	14.67 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 56.1"	879.96 mi	West	0° 03' 08.0"	3.60 mi	North	880.18 mi
24 hours	13° 55' 51.2"	850.41 mi	East	2° 02' 12.6"	140.24 mi	North	869.62 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
Hadibu	Mon 11:02 am	566 km	352 miles	306 nm	WSW
Salalah	Mon 12:02 pm	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	WNW
Nizwa	Mon 12:02 pm	926 km	576 miles	500 nm	N
Muscat	Mon 12:02 pm	991 km	616 miles	535 nm	N
Seeb	Mon 12:02 pm	1001 km	622 miles	541 nm	N
Abu Dhabi	Mon 12:02 pm	1183 km	735 miles	639 nm	NNW
Dubai	Mon 12:02 pm	1231 km	765 miles	665 nm	NNW
Doha	Mon 11:02 am	1402 km	871 miles	757 nm	NNW
Karachi	Mon 1:02 pm	1419 km	882 miles	766 nm	NE
Aden	Mon 11:02 am	1507 km	936 miles	814 nm	W