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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, 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).

= 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, May 1, 2021 at 13:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 15' North, Longitude: 23° 44' West

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
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 Latitude: 25° 34' South, Longitude: 138° 39' West

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
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
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