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 = Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 13:32:00.
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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 Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 13:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 447.64 meters/second, 1611.5 kilometres/hour, 1001.3 miles/hour or 870.1 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" | 16.69 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.8" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.69 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 04.3" | 1001.13 mi | West | 0° 00' 45.0" | 0.86 mi | North | 1001.11 mi |
24 hours | 0° 01' 40.8" | 1.87 mi | West | 0° 17' 52.7" | 20.49 mi | North | 20.57 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Saturday, May 1, 2021 at 13:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 401.57 meters/second, 1445.6 kilometres/hour, 898.3 miles/hour or 780.6 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' 23.2" | 14.97 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.7" | 0.01 mi | North | 14.97 mi |
1 hour | 14° 23' 16.6" | 897.87 mi | West | 0° 00' 45.6" | 0.87 mi | North | 897.92 mi |
24 hours | 14° 21' 15.4" | 895.77 mi | East | 1° 03' 52.8" | 73.28 mi | North | 902.67 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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Praia | Sat 12:32 pm | 44 km | 27 miles | 24 nm | SSE |
Santa Maria | Sat 12:32 pm | 173 km | 108 miles | 94 nm | NNE |
Mindelo | Sat 12:32 pm | 225 km | 140 miles | 122 nm | NW |
Dakar | Sat 1:32 pm | 681 km | 423 miles | 367 nm | E |
Thiès | Sat 1:32 pm | 733 km | 456 miles | 396 nm | E |
Serekunda | Sat 1:32 pm | 786 km | 489 miles | 425 nm | ESE |
Banjul | Sat 1:32 pm | 797 km | 495 miles | 430 nm | ESE |
Touba | Sat 1:32 pm | 845 km | 525 miles | 456 nm | E |
Ziguinchor | Sat 1:32 pm | 858 km | 533 miles | 464 nm | ESE |
Rosso | Sat 1:32 pm | 860 km | 534 miles | 464 nm | E |
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