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.
UTC time = Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 23:18:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 23:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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