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.
UTC time = Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 23:06:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 23:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 460.99 meters/second, 1659.5 kilometres/hour, 1031.2 miles/hour or 896.1 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 15' 00.1" | 17.19 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | North | 17.19 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 08.1" | 1031.16 mi | West | 0° 00' 57.6" | 1.10 mi | North | 1031.17 mi |
24 hours | 0° 03' 18.7" | 3.80 mi | West | 0° 23' 08.1" | 26.50 mi | North | 26.77 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 23:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 433.63 meters/second, 1561.1 kilometres/hour, 970.0 miles/hour or 842.9 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 27.7" | 16.16 mi | West | 0° 00' 12.8" | 0.25 mi | South | 16.17 mi |
1 hour | 14° 27' 44.6" | 969.70 mi | West | 0° 12' 50.1" | 14.71 mi | South | 969.35 mi |
24 hours | 13° 08' 33.2" | 881.23 mi | East | 4° 40' 15.6" | 321.20 mi | South | 928.44 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 | ||
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Rawaki | Thu 12:06 pm | 849 km | 527 miles | 458 nm | WNW |
Fakaofo | Thu 12:06 pm | 903 km | 561 miles | 487 nm | WSW |
Kanton Island | Thu 12:06 pm | 986 km | 613 miles | 533 nm | WNW |
Atafu | Thu 12:06 pm | 1015 km | 630 miles | 548 nm | WSW |
Kiritimati | Thu 1:06 pm | 1151 km | 715 miles | 621 nm | NE |
Apia * | Thu 1:06 pm | 1215 km | 755 miles | 656 nm | SW |
Alofi | Wed 12:06 pm | 1556 km | 967 miles | 840 nm | SSW |
Baker Island | Wed 11:06 am | 1613 km | 1002 miles | 871 nm | WNW |
Rarotonga | Wed 1:06 pm | 1686 km | 1047 miles | 910 nm | SSE |
Funafuti | Thu 11:06 am | 1917 km | 1191 miles | 1035 nm | W |
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