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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 20, 2021 at 09:36:00.

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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 20, 2021 at 09:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 00' North, Longitude: 37° 52' East

The ground speed is currently 463.93 meters/second, 1670.1 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	17.30 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1037.77 mi	West	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	North	1037.77 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 27.1"	5.13 mi	West	0° 23' 42.2"	27.15 mi	North	27.63 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 09:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 02' North, Longitude: 113° 20' East

The ground speed is currently 413.13 meters/second, 1487.3 kilometres/hour, 924.1 miles/hour or 803.1 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' 30.6"	15.40 mi	West	0° 00' 05.5"	0.11 mi	North	15.40 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 33.9"	923.71 mi	West	0° 05' 32.2"	6.35 mi	North	923.42 mi
24 hours	12° 02' 23.1"	766.59 mi	East	1° 42' 42.5"	117.81 mi	North	770.66 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
Isiolo	Sat 12:36 pm	49 km	31 miles	27 nm	NW
Nairobi	Sat 12:36 pm	184 km	114 miles	99 nm	SW
Nakuru	Sat 12:36 pm	202 km	126 miles	109 nm	W
Garissa	Sat 12:36 pm	204 km	127 miles	110 nm	ESE
Kisumu	Sat 12:36 pm	346 km	215 miles	187 nm	W
Arusha	Sat 12:36 pm	397 km	247 miles	214 nm	SSW
Mbale	Sat 12:36 pm	427 km	265 miles	231 nm	WNW
Mombasa	Sat 12:36 pm	492 km	305 miles	265 nm	SSE
Kismayo	Sat 12:36 pm	523 km	325 miles	282 nm	E
Bardera	Sat 12:36 pm	556 km	345 miles	300 nm	ENE