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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 = 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).

= 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 Wednesday, March 3, 2021 at 23:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 27' South, Longitude: 163° 33' West

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
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 Latitude: 14° 14' South, Longitude: 75° 46' East

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
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
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