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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, January 23, 2021 at 18:56:00.

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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 Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 18:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 15' South, Longitude: 101° 00' West

The ground speed is currently 437.98 meters/second, 1576.7 kilometres/hour, 979.7 miles/hour or 851.4 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"	16.33 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.33 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 50.7"	979.42 mi	West	0° 00' 36.0"	0.69 mi	North	979.45 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 34.0"	3.89 mi	East	0° 14' 33.1"	16.68 mi	North	17.13 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 18:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 02' North, Longitude: 16° 34' East

The ground speed is currently 422.15 meters/second, 1519.7 kilometres/hour, 944.3 miles/hour or 820.6 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' 31.5"	15.74 mi	West	0° 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	North	15.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 28.7"	943.93 mi	West	0° 07' 48.2"	8.95 mi	North	943.59 mi
24 hours	11° 44' 31.2"	763.18 mi	East	2° 41' 50.5"	185.58 mi	North	778.77 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
Easter Island *	Sat 1:56 pm	1216 km	755 miles	656 nm	SW
Galapagos Islands	Sat 12:56 pm	2381 km	1479 miles	1286 nm	NNE
Lima	Sat 1:56 pm	2687 km	1669 miles	1451 nm	ENE
Adamstown	Sat 10:56 am	3063 km	1903 miles	1654 nm	WSW
Quito	Sat 1:56 pm	3234 km	2010 miles	1746 nm	NE
Santiago *	Sat 3:56 pm	3395 km	2109 miles	1833 nm	SE
La Paz	Sat 2:56 pm	3492 km	2170 miles	1885 nm	E
Rio Branco	Sat 1:56 pm	3712 km	2306 miles	2004 nm	ENE
San Jose	Sat 12:56 pm	3724 km	2314 miles	2011 nm	NNE
Sucre	Sat 2:56 pm	3753 km	2332 miles	2027 nm	E