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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 = Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 17:30:00.

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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 Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 17:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 27' South, Longitude: 85° 19' West

The ground speed is currently 462.54 meters/second, 1665.2 kilometres/hour, 1034.7 miles/hour or 899.1 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"	17.24 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.5"	1034.66 mi	West	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	South	1034.65 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 33.7"	5.24 mi	West	0° 23' 05.4"	26.44 mi	South	26.96 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, October 4, 2023 at 17:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 22' North, Longitude: 163° 02' East

The ground speed is currently 396.97 meters/second, 1429.1 kilometres/hour, 888.0 miles/hour or 771.6 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' 26.6"	14.80 mi	West	0° 00' 04.2"	0.08 mi	North	14.80 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 42.7"	887.48 mi	West	0° 04' 06.6"	4.72 mi	North	887.22 mi
24 hours	13° 15' 35.4"	814.73 mi	East	0° 55' 29.9"	63.69 mi	North	813.79 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
Galapagos Islands	Wed 11:30 am	617 km	383 miles	333 nm	NW
Guayaquil	Wed 12:30 pm	651 km	405 miles	352 nm	ENE
Portoviejo	Wed 12:30 pm	658 km	409 miles	355 nm	NE
Loja	Wed 12:30 pm	680 km	423 miles	367 nm	E
Cuenca	Wed 12:30 pm	722 km	448 miles	390 nm	ENE
Trujillo	Wed 12:30 pm	805 km	500 miles	435 nm	ESE
Quito	Wed 12:30 pm	889 km	553 miles	480 nm	ENE
Lima	Wed 12:30 pm	1241 km	771 miles	670 nm	SE
Cali	Wed 12:30 pm	1311 km	814 miles	708 nm	NE
San Jose	Wed 11:30 am	1596 km	992 miles	862 nm	N