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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 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 Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 17:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 16' South, Longitude: 86° 00' West

The ground speed is currently 437.95 meters/second, 1576.6 kilometres/hour, 979.7 miles/hour or 851.3 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"	16.33 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.33 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 50.7"	979.36 mi	West	0° 00' 35.9"	0.69 mi	North	979.39 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 34.5"	3.89 mi	East	0° 14' 32.2"	16.67 mi	North	17.11 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 17:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 54' North, Longitude: 31° 06' East

The ground speed is currently 422.53 meters/second, 1521.1 kilometres/hour, 945.2 miles/hour or 821.3 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"	15.75 mi	West	0° 00' 07.9"	0.15 mi	North	15.75 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 32.9"	944.80 mi	West	0° 07' 53.4"	9.05 mi	North	944.45 mi
24 hours	11° 42' 46.9"	761.93 mi	East	2° 44' 07.6"	188.20 mi	North	778.14 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	Sat 12:56 pm	1248 km	776 miles	674 nm	NE
La Paz	Sat 1:56 pm	1918 km	1192 miles	1035 nm	E
Guayaquil	Sat 12:56 pm	2000 km	1243 miles	1080 nm	NNE
Galapagos Islands	Sat 11:56 am	2069 km	1285 miles	1117 nm	NNW
Sucre	Sat 1:56 pm	2181 km	1355 miles	1178 nm	E
Santiago *	Sat 2:56 pm	2189 km	1360 miles	1182 nm	SE
Rio Branco	Sat 12:56 pm	2209 km	1373 miles	1193 nm	ENE
Quito	Sat 12:56 pm	2260 km	1404 miles	1220 nm	NNE
Easter Island *	Sat 12:56 pm	2536 km	1576 miles	1369 nm	WSW
Córdoba	Sat 2:56 pm	2569 km	1596 miles	1387 nm	SE