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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, February 2, 2021 at 19:34:00.

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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, February 2, 2021 at 19:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 34' South, Longitude: 110° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 444.65 meters/second, 1600.8 kilometres/hour, 994.7 miles/hour or 864.3 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' 59.9"	16.58 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.9"	994.43 mi	West	0° 00' 44.0"	0.84 mi	North	994.46 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 32.8"	1.71 mi	East	0° 17' 44.8"	20.34 mi	North	20.41 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 19:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 22' South, Longitude: 132° 27' East

The ground speed is currently 447.81 meters/second, 1612.1 kilometres/hour, 1001.7 miles/hour or 870.5 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' 30.2"	16.69 mi	West	0° 00' 14.8"	0.28 mi	South	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 16.2"	1001.56 mi	West	0° 14' 47.6"	16.94 mi	South	1001.58 mi
24 hours	12° 00' 50.7"	829.60 mi	East	5° 47' 19.9"	397.79 mi	South	916.55 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 *	Tue 2:34 pm	1166 km	725 miles	630 nm	S
Adamstown	Tue 11:34 am	2285 km	1420 miles	1234 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Tue 1:34 pm	2835 km	1762 miles	1531 nm	NE
Lima	Tue 2:34 pm	3593 km	2233 miles	1940 nm	E
Quito	Tue 2:34 pm	3905 km	2426 miles	2108 nm	ENE
San Salvador	Tue 1:34 pm	4059 km	2522 miles	2192 nm	NE
Guatemala City	Tue 1:34 pm	4062 km	2524 miles	2193 nm	NNE
San Jose	Tue 1:34 pm	4096 km	2545 miles	2212 nm	NE
Managua	Tue 1:34 pm	4117 km	2558 miles	2223 nm	NE
Mexico City	Tue 1:34 pm	4157 km	2583 miles	2245 nm	NNE