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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, March 6, 2021 at 23:10:00.

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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, March 6, 2021 at 23:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 17' South, Longitude: 164° 44' West

The ground speed is currently 461.95 meters/second, 1663.0 kilometres/hour, 1033.3 miles/hour or 898.0 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"	17.22 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.22 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.8"	1033.32 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	North	1033.34 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 36.6"	4.15 mi	West	0° 23' 22.2"	26.77 mi	North	27.09 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 23:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 24° 33' South, Longitude: 115° 36' East

The ground speed is currently 405.63 meters/second, 1460.3 kilometres/hour, 907.4 miles/hour or 788.5 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' 24.6"	15.12 mi	West	0° 00' 03.3"	0.07 mi	South	15.12 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 44.4"	906.94 mi	West	0° 03' 20.9"	3.84 mi	South	906.75 mi
24 hours	14° 05' 09.0"	886.41 mi	East	0° 36' 22.7"	41.73 mi	South	885.24 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	Sun 12:10 pm	686 km	427 miles	371 nm	WNW
Kanton Island	Sun 12:10 pm	819 km	509 miles	442 nm	WNW
Fakaofo	Sun 12:10 pm	845 km	525 miles	456 nm	WSW
Atafu	Sun 12:10 pm	932 km	579 miles	503 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Sun 1:10 pm	1141 km	709 miles	616 nm	NE
Apia *	Sun 1:10 pm	1221 km	759 miles	659 nm	SW
Baker Island	Sat 11:10 am	1440 km	895 miles	778 nm	WNW
Alofi	Sat 12:10 pm	1624 km	1009 miles	877 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Sun 11:10 am	1812 km	1126 miles	978 nm	WSW
Rarotonga	Sat 1:10 pm	1843 km	1145 miles	995 nm	SSE