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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 = Friday, January 22, 2021 at 17:56:00.

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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 Friday, January 22, 2021 at 17:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 30' South, Longitude: 86° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 437.32 meters/second, 1574.3 kilometres/hour, 978.2 miles/hour or 850.1 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° 14' 59.7"	16.30 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 50.3"	977.94 mi	West	0° 00' 35.0"	0.67 mi	North	977.97 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 46.6"	4.11 mi	East	0° 14' 11.0"	16.26 mi	North	16.77 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, January 22, 2021 at 17:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 22' North, Longitude: 20° 03' East

The ground speed is currently 431.92 meters/second, 1554.9 kilometres/hour, 966.2 miles/hour or 839.6 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' 33.1"	16.10 mi	West	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	North	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 08.3"	965.87 mi	West	0° 09' 40.3"	11.08 mi	North	965.54 mi
24 hours	11° 02' 23.8"	732.82 mi	East	3° 32' 35.3"	243.68 mi	North	765.50 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
Lima	Fri 12:56 pm	1270 km	789 miles	686 nm	NE
La Paz	Fri 1:56 pm	1927 km	1198 miles	1041 nm	E
Guayaquil	Fri 12:56 pm	2027 km	1259 miles	1094 nm	NNE
Galapagos Islands	Fri 11:56 am	2093 km	1301 miles	1130 nm	N
Santiago *	Fri 2:56 pm	2174 km	1351 miles	1174 nm	SE
Sucre	Fri 1:56 pm	2186 km	1359 miles	1181 nm	E
Rio Branco	Fri 12:56 pm	2227 km	1383 miles	1202 nm	ENE
Quito	Fri 12:56 pm	2286 km	1421 miles	1235 nm	NNE
Easter Island *	Fri 12:56 pm	2519 km	1565 miles	1360 nm	WSW
Córdoba	Fri 2:56 pm	2559 km	1590 miles	1382 nm	SE