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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, February 4, 2026 at 02:33:34.

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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, February 4, 2026 at 02:33:34 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 15' South , Longitude: 145° 04' East

The ground speed is currently 445.38 meters/second, 1603.4 kilometres/hour, 996.3 miles/hour or 865.8 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"	16.60 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.60 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.5"	996.06 mi	West	0° 00' 44.7"	0.86 mi	North	996.10 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 18.7"	1.45 mi	East	0° 18' 02.7"	20.68 mi	North	20.73 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at 02:33:34 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 18' North , Longitude: 8° 25' West

The ground speed is currently 447.09 meters/second, 1609.5 kilometres/hour, 1000.1 miles/hour or 869.1 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' 32.5"	16.67 mi	West	0° 00' 15.5"	0.30 mi	South	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 39.3"	999.96 mi	West	0° 15' 35.8"	17.87 mi	South	1000.36 mi
24 hours	10° 40' 58.8"	734.50 mi	East	6° 14' 10.7"	428.50 mi	South	852.90 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
Cairns	Wed 12:33 pm	105 km	66 miles	57 nm	SE
Gordonvale	Wed 12:33 pm	120 km	75 miles	65 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Wed 12:33 pm	787 km	489 miles	425 nm	NNE
Alice Springs	Wed 12:03 pm	1431 km	889 miles	773 nm	SW
Brisbane	Wed 12:33 pm	1488 km	925 miles	804 nm	SSE
Darwin	Wed 12:03 pm	1591 km	988 miles	859 nm	WNW
Jayapura	Wed 11:33 am	1591 km	988 miles	859 nm	NNW
Honiara	Wed 1:33 pm	1782 km	1107 miles	962 nm	ENE
Sydney *	Wed 1:33 pm	2045 km	1271 miles	1104 nm	SSE
Manokwari	Wed 11:33 am	2087 km	1297 miles	1127 nm	NW