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 = Friday, May 7, 2021 at 13:24:00.
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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 Friday, May 7, 2021 at 13:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 443.78 meters/second, 1597.6 kilometres/hour, 992.7 miles/hour or 862.6 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 15' 00.0" | 16.54 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.7" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.54 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 02.1" | 992.46 mi | West | 0° 00' 41.0" | 0.78 mi | North | 992.43 mi |
24 hours | 0° 00' 48.8" | 0.90 mi | West | 0° 16' 15.9" | 18.64 mi | North | 18.66 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Friday, May 7, 2021 at 13:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 449.74 meters/second, 1619.1 kilometres/hour, 1006.0 miles/hour or 874.2 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 34.9" | 16.77 mi | West | 0° 00' 13.0" | 0.25 mi | North | 16.77 mi |
1 hour | 14° 34' 55.9" | 1005.93 mi | West | 0° 12' 58.6" | 14.86 mi | North | 1006.18 mi |
24 hours | 9° 55' 22.1" | 684.52 mi | East | 5° 12' 10.3" | 357.48 mi | North | 773.43 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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Santa Maria | Fri 12:24 pm | 119 km | 74 miles | 64 nm | WSW |
Praia | Fri 12:24 pm | 288 km | 179 miles | 155 nm | SW |
Mindelo | Fri 12:24 pm | 333 km | 207 miles | 180 nm | W |
Dakar | Fri 1:24 pm | 539 km | 335 miles | 291 nm | ESE |
Thiès | Fri 1:24 pm | 581 km | 361 miles | 314 nm | ESE |
Saint-Louis | Fri 1:24 pm | 582 km | 361 miles | 314 nm | E |
Nouakchott | Fri 1:24 pm | 637 km | 396 miles | 344 nm | ENE |
Rosso | Fri 1:24 pm | 648 km | 403 miles | 350 nm | E |
Nouadhibou | Fri 1:24 pm | 672 km | 417 miles | 363 nm | NE |
Serekunda | Fri 1:24 pm | 680 km | 423 miles | 367 nm | SE |
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