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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 = Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 05:26:00.

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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 Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 05:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 10' South, Longitude: 95° 44' East

The ground speed is currently 462.72 meters/second, 1665.8 kilometres/hour, 1035.1 miles/hour or 899.5 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"	17.25 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.25 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.5"	1035.05 mi	West	0° 00' 57.9"	1.11 mi	South	1035.04 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 35.8"	5.29 mi	West	0° 23' 08.6"	26.51 mi	South	27.03 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, October 3, 2024 at 05:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 45' South, Longitude: 99° 50' East

The ground speed is currently 448.49 meters/second, 1614.6 kilometres/hour, 1003.3 miles/hour or 871.8 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' 36.1"	16.72 mi	West	0° 00' 13.9"	0.26 mi	South	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 08.4"	1003.07 mi	West	0° 13' 51.6"	15.87 mi	South	1002.96 mi
24 hours	9° 42' 03.2"	666.40 mi	East	5° 24' 29.9"	371.70 mi	South	758.94 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
Padang	Thu 12:26 pm	626 km	389 miles	338 nm	NE
Bengkulu	Thu 12:26 pm	725 km	451 miles	392 nm	E
Bantam	Thu 11:56 am	889 km	553 miles	480 nm	S
Medan	Thu 12:26 pm	916 km	569 miles	495 nm	NNE
Jambi	Thu 12:26 pm	920 km	572 miles	497 nm	ENE
Palembang	Thu 12:26 pm	1010 km	628 miles	546 nm	E
Kuala Lumpur	Thu 1:26 pm	1046 km	650 miles	565 nm	NE
Singapore	Thu 1:26 pm	1084 km	674 miles	586 nm	ENE
Jakarta	Thu 12:26 pm	1247 km	775 miles	673 nm	E
Bandung	Thu 12:26 pm	1350 km	839 miles	729 nm	ESE