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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 = Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 00:22:00.

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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 Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 00:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 03' North, Longitude: 174° 39' East

The ground speed is currently 458.17 meters/second, 1649.4 kilometres/hour, 1024.9 miles/hour or 890.6 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"	17.08 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	17.08 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.4"	1024.82 mi	West	0° 00' 54.4"	1.04 mi	North	1024.80 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 44.3"	4.26 mi	West	0° 21' 41.2"	24.84 mi	North	25.20 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 00:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 37' North, Longitude: 174° 45' West

The ground speed is currently 444.60 meters/second, 1600.6 kilometres/hour, 994.5 miles/hour or 864.2 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' 34.7"	16.57 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	North	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 47.5"	994.35 mi	West	0° 11' 58.0"	13.71 mi	North	994.15 mi
24 hours	10° 13' 21.1"	697.21 mi	East	4° 34' 32.4"	314.52 mi	North	759.90 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
Majuro	Tue 12:22 pm	421 km	262 miles	227 nm	WSW
Kwajalein	Tue 12:22 pm	761 km	473 miles	411 nm	W
Tarawa	Tue 12:22 pm	864 km	537 miles	467 nm	SSW
Yaren	Tue 12:22 pm	1365 km	848 miles	737 nm	SW
Baker Island	Mon 12:22 pm	1388 km	863 miles	749 nm	SE
Wake Island	Tue 12:22 pm	1423 km	884 miles	768 nm	NW
Palikir	Tue 11:22 am	1833 km	1139 miles	990 nm	W
Funafuti	Tue 12:22 pm	2008 km	1248 miles	1084 nm	SSE
Midway	Mon 1:22 pm	2279 km	1416 miles	1231 nm	NNE
Fakaofo	Tue 1:22 pm	2570 km	1597 miles	1388 nm	SE