Home Sun & Moon Day and Night World Map

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, April 14, 2021 at 23:18:00.

March equinox | June solstice | September equinox | December solstice

= 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, April 14, 2021 at 23:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 46' North, Longitude: 169° 28' West

The ground speed is currently 457.24 meters/second, 1646.1 kilometres/hour, 1022.8 miles/hour or 888.8 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"	17.05 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	17.05 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.9"	1022.73 mi	West	0° 00' 53.6"	1.02 mi	North	1022.70 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 34.4"	4.06 mi	West	0° 21' 22.5"	24.48 mi	North	24.82 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 23:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 03' North, Longitude: 138° 25' West

The ground speed is currently 427.93 meters/second, 1540.5 kilometres/hour, 957.2 miles/hour or 831.8 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' 32.9"	15.95 mi	West	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	North	15.95 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 56.4"	956.91 mi	West	0° 09' 16.0"	10.62 mi	North	956.55 mi
24 hours	11° 04' 01.3"	727.98 mi	East	3° 20' 04.6"	229.38 mi	North	756.27 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
Baker Island	Wed 11:18 am	1312 km	815 miles	709 nm	SW
Kiritimati	Thu 1:18 pm	1602 km	995 miles	865 nm	ESE
Honolulu	Wed 1:18 pm	1783 km	1108 miles	963 nm	NE
Fakaofo	Thu 12:18 pm	2124 km	1320 miles	1147 nm	S
Majuro	Thu 11:18 am	2129 km	1323 miles	1150 nm	W
Tarawa	Thu 11:18 am	2149 km	1335 miles	1160 nm	WSW
Midway	Wed 12:18 pm	2204 km	1369 miles	1190 nm	NNW
Funafuti	Thu 11:18 am	2380 km	1479 miles	1285 nm	SSW
Apia	Thu 12:18 pm	2622 km	1629 miles	1416 nm	S
Wake Island	Thu 11:18 am	2777 km	1726 miles	1500 nm	WNW