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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 = Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 17:26:00.

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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 Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 17:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 06' North, Longitude: 83° 07' West

The ground speed is currently 463.86 meters/second, 1669.9 kilometres/hour, 1037.6 miles/hour or 901.7 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"	17.29 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.29 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.3"	1037.63 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1037.63 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 18.5"	6.12 mi	West	0° 23' 18.7"	26.70 mi	South	27.39 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 17:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 23' South, Longitude: 51° 53' West

The ground speed is currently 443.60 meters/second, 1597.0 kilometres/hour, 992.3 miles/hour or 862.3 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' 27.7"	16.54 mi	West	0° 00' 14.9"	0.28 mi	South	16.54 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 45.1"	992.10 mi	West	0° 14' 50.2"	16.99 mi	South	991.97 mi
24 hours	13° 01' 01.5"	892.96 mi	East	5° 37' 54.8"	387.08 mi	South	966.70 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
Portoviejo	Sat 12:26 pm	380 km	236 miles	205 nm	SE
Esmeraldas	Sat 12:26 pm	385 km	240 miles	208 nm	E
Santo Domingo (Ecuador)	Sat 12:26 pm	464 km	288 miles	250 nm	ESE
Guayaquil	Sat 12:26 pm	512 km	318 miles	277 nm	SE
Quito	Sat 12:26 pm	533 km	331 miles	288 nm	ESE
Ibarra	Sat 12:26 pm	562 km	349 miles	303 nm	E
Ambato	Sat 12:26 pm	564 km	350 miles	304 nm	ESE
Cuenca	Sat 12:26 pm	636 km	395 miles	343 nm	SE
Puyo	Sat 12:26 pm	637 km	396 miles	344 nm	ESE
Galapagos Islands	Sat 11:26 am	755 km	469 miles	408 nm	WSW