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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 = 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).

= 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 Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 01:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 19' South, Longitude: 159° 10' East

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
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 Latitude: 0° 45' South, Longitude: 131° 39' West

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
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
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