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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 = 4 Temmuz 2024 Perşembe, 13:02:00.

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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 4 Temmuz 2024 Perşembe, 13:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 48' North, Longitude: 14° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 427,76 meters/second, 1539,9 kilometres/hour, 956,9 miles/hour or 831,5 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° 14' 59.9"	25,67 km	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0,01 km	South	25,67 km
1 hour	14° 59' 53.3"	1539,26 km	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0,43 km	South	1539,28 km
24 hours	0° 02' 35.9"	4,45 km	East	0° 05' 46.3"	10,65 km	South	11,54 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On 4 Temmuz 2024 Perşembe, 13:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 11' North, Longitude: 33° 29' West

The ground speed is currently 393,00 meters/second, 1414,8 kilometres/hour, 879,1 miles/hour or 763,9 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' 24.5"	23,58 km	West	0° 00' 01.8"	0,06 km	North	23,58 km
1 hour	14° 24' 33.1"	1413,98 km	West	0° 01' 50.5"	3,40 km	North	1413,78 km
24 hours	14° 04' 38.3"	1381,45 km	East	0° 03' 50.5"	7,10 km	South	1381,88 km

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
Dakhla *	Per 14:02	189 km	118 miles	102 nm	WNW
Nouadhibou	Per 13:02	345 km	214 miles	186 nm	SW
Cape Bojador *	Per 14:02	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	N
El Aaiún *	Per 14:02	497 km	309 miles	268 nm	NNE
Smara *	Per 14:02	514 km	320 miles	278 nm	NNE
Nouakchott	Per 13:02	549 km	341 miles	296 nm	SSW
Tidjikja	Per 13:02	560 km	348 miles	302 nm	SSE
Las Palmas (ES-Canary) *	Per 14:02	601 km	373 miles	325 nm	N
San Sebastián de La Gomera *	Per 14:02	648 km	403 miles	350 nm	NNW
Santa Cruz de Tenerife *	Per 14:02	656 km	408 miles	354 nm	NNW