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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 = Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 18:20:00.

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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 Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 18:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 42' South, Longitude: 91° 27' West

The ground speed is currently 450.71 meters/second, 1622.6 kilometres/hour, 1008.2 miles/hour or 876.1 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' 00.0"	16.80 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.80 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.4"	1008.05 mi	West	0° 00' 49.9"	0.95 mi	North	1008.08 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 15.0"	0.28 mi	West	0° 20' 03.8"	22.99 mi	North	22.99 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 18:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 56' South, Longitude: 147° 19' East

The ground speed is currently 433.97 meters/second, 1562.3 kilometres/hour, 970.8 miles/hour or 843.6 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' 27.2"	16.18 mi	West	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	South	16.18 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 18.9"	970.50 mi	West	0° 10' 45.9"	12.33 mi	South	970.20 mi
24 hours	13° 17' 19.8"	892.21 mi	East	3° 51' 40.8"	265.50 mi	South	923.07 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	Sun 12:20 pm	1431 km	889 miles	773 nm	N
Lima	Sun 1:20 pm	1574 km	978 miles	850 nm	E
Guayaquil	Sun 1:20 pm	1798 km	1117 miles	971 nm	NE
Quito	Sun 1:20 pm	2063 km	1282 miles	1114 nm	NE
Easter Island *	Sun 1:20 pm	2378 km	1478 miles	1284 nm	SW
La Paz	Sun 2:20 pm	2524 km	1568 miles	1363 nm	E
Rio Branco	Sun 2:20 pm	2606 km	1619 miles	1407 nm	E
San Jose	Sun 12:20 pm	2738 km	1701 miles	1478 nm	NNE
Bogota	Sun 1:20 pm	2789 km	1733 miles	1506 nm	NE
Panama	Sun 1:20 pm	2835 km	1762 miles	1531 nm	NNE