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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 = 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).

= 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 Friday, May 7, 2021 at 13:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 58' North, Longitude: 21° 52' West

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
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 Latitude: 4° 13' South, Longitude: 63° 57' West

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
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
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