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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, January 20, 2021 at 11:22:00.

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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 Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 11:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 01' South, Longitude: 12° 17' East

The ground speed is currently 435.91 meters/second, 1569.3 kilometres/hour, 975.1 miles/hour or 847.3 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"	16.25 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.25 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 49.1"	974.77 mi	West	0° 00' 32.9"	0.63 mi	North	974.79 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 13.6"	4.58 mi	East	0° 13' 21.4"	15.31 mi	North	15.98 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 11:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 17' North, Longitude: 95° 17' East

The ground speed is currently 448.42 meters/second, 1614.3 kilometres/hour, 1003.1 miles/hour or 871.7 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"	16.72 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	North	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 13.2"	1002.95 mi	West	0° 12' 07.7"	13.89 mi	North	1002.85 mi
24 hours	10° 00' 27.1"	688.09 mi	East	4° 42' 12.6"	323.24 mi	North	756.73 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
Opuwo	Wed 1:22 pm	272 km	169 miles	147 nm	NE
Swakopmund	Wed 1:22 pm	376 km	234 miles	203 nm	SE
Walvis Bay	Wed 1:22 pm	399 km	248 miles	216 nm	SE
Windhoek	Wed 1:22 pm	573 km	356 miles	310 nm	ESE
Lubango	Wed 12:22 pm	578 km	359 miles	312 nm	NNE
Rundu	Wed 1:22 pm	822 km	511 miles	444 nm	ENE
Menongue	Wed 12:22 pm	826 km	513 miles	446 nm	NE
Huambo	Wed 12:22 pm	880 km	547 miles	475 nm	NNE
Ghanzi	Wed 1:22 pm	993 km	617 miles	536 nm	ESE
Luanda	Wed 12:22 pm	1241 km	771 miles	670 nm	N