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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 = Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 03:26:00.

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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 Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 03:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 25' South, Longitude: 128° 24' East

The ground speed is currently 425.73 meters/second, 1532.6 kilometres/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.6 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° 14' 59.7"	15.87 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	North	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.4"	951.91 mi	West	0° 00' 03.2"	0.06 mi	North	951.91 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 26.8"	7.88 mi	East	0° 01' 32.0"	1.76 mi	North	8.08 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 03:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 22' South, Longitude: 49° 30' East

The ground speed is currently 447.84 meters/second, 1612.2 kilometres/hour, 1001.8 miles/hour or 870.5 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' 36.0"	16.69 mi	West	0° 00' 13.7"	0.26 mi	South	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 02.0"	1001.62 mi	West	0° 13' 40.6"	15.67 mi	South	1001.48 mi
24 hours	9° 45' 16.2"	669.19 mi	East	5° 19' 30.1"	365.99 mi	South	758.36 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
Alice Springs	Tue 12:56 pm	560 km	348 miles	302 nm	E
Tennant Creek	Tue 12:56 pm	729 km	453 miles	394 nm	NE
Eucla	Tue 12:11 pm	917 km	570 miles	495 nm	S
Darwin	Tue 12:56 pm	1238 km	770 miles	669 nm	NNE
Perth	Tue 11:26 am	1557 km	967 miles	841 nm	SW
Adelaide *	Tue 1:56 pm	1614 km	1003 miles	872 nm	SE
Dili	Tue 12:26 pm	1671 km	1038 miles	902 nm	N
Cairns	Tue 1:26 pm	1950 km	1212 miles	1053 nm	ENE
Denpasar	Tue 11:26 am	2155 km	1339 miles	1164 nm	NW
Makassar	Tue 11:26 am	2240 km	1392 miles	1210 nm	NNW