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.
UTC time = Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 01:34:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 01:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 435.06 meters/second, 1566.2 kilometres/hour, 973.2 miles/hour or 845.7 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 59.7" | 16.22 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.22 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 48.4" | 972.86 mi | West | 0° 00' 31.6" | 0.60 mi | North | 972.89 mi |
24 hours | 0° 04' 29.8" | 4.86 mi | East | 0° 12' 49.7" | 14.71 mi | North | 15.49 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 01:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 450.99 meters/second, 1623.6 kilometres/hour, 1008.8 miles/hour or 876.7 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 35.1" | 16.81 mi | West | 0° 00' 12.6" | 0.24 mi | North | 16.81 mi |
1 hour | 14° 35' 05.2" | 1008.75 mi | West | 0° 12' 42.3" | 14.55 mi | North | 1008.88 mi |
24 hours | 9° 54' 12.5" | 684.97 mi | East | 5° 01' 49.1" | 345.63 mi | North | 766.80 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 | ||
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Noumea | Tue 12:34 pm | 785 km | 488 miles | 424 nm | ESE |
Luganville | Tue 12:34 pm | 1000 km | 622 miles | 540 nm | ENE |
Port Vila | Tue 12:34 pm | 1004 km | 624 miles | 542 nm | ENE |
Brisbane | Tue 11:34 am | 1009 km | 627 miles | 545 nm | SW |
Honiara | Tue 12:34 pm | 1207 km | 750 miles | 652 nm | N |
Cairns | Tue 11:34 am | 1462 km | 909 miles | 789 nm | WNW |
Sydney * | Tue 12:34 pm | 1695 km | 1053 miles | 915 nm | SSW |
Port Moresby | Tue 11:34 am | 1761 km | 1094 miles | 951 nm | NW |
Canberra * | Tue 12:34 pm | 1929 km | 1198 miles | 1041 nm | SSW |
Suva | Tue 1:34 pm | 2038 km | 1266 miles | 1100 nm | E |
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