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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 = Friday, March 5, 2021 at 20:22:00.

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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 Friday, March 5, 2021 at 20:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 43' South, Longitude: 122° 40' West

The ground speed is currently 461.61 meters/second, 1661.8 kilometres/hour, 1032.6 miles/hour or 897.3 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° 15' 00.1"	17.21 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.21 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.6"	1032.56 mi	West	0° 00' 58.1"	1.11 mi	North	1032.58 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 30.2"	4.02 mi	West	0° 23' 17.4"	26.67 mi	North	26.98 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, March 5, 2021 at 20:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 05' South, Longitude: 141° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 413.52 meters/second, 1488.7 kilometres/hour, 925.0 miles/hour or 803.8 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' 25.4"	15.42 mi	West	0° 00' 07.5"	0.14 mi	South	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 26.9"	924.62 mi	West	0° 07' 26.7"	8.54 mi	South	924.25 mi
24 hours	13° 58' 23.2"	895.73 mi	East	2° 17' 21.9"	157.55 mi	South	902.07 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
Adamstown	Fri 12:22 pm	2283 km	1419 miles	1233 nm	SSW
Easter Island *	Fri 3:22 pm	2754 km	1711 miles	1487 nm	SSE
Papeete	Fri 10:22 am	3205 km	1992 miles	1731 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Fri 2:22 pm	3711 km	2306 miles	2004 nm	E
Mexico City	Fri 2:22 pm	3792 km	2357 miles	2048 nm	NE
Kiritimati	Sat 10:22 am	3945 km	2451 miles	2130 nm	WNW
Hermosillo	Fri 1:22 pm	4050 km	2517 miles	2187 nm	NNE
Guatemala City	Fri 2:22 pm	4199 km	2609 miles	2267 nm	ENE
San Salvador	Fri 2:22 pm	4276 km	2657 miles	2309 nm	ENE
Rarotonga	Fri 10:22 am	4353 km	2705 miles	2350 nm	WSW