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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 = Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 12:44:00.

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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 Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 12:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 42' North, Longitude: 11° 19' West

The ground speed is currently 428.04 meters/second, 1541.0 kilometres/hour, 957.5 miles/hour or 832.0 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° 14' 59.9"	15.96 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	North	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.0"	957.09 mi	West	0° 00' 14.9"	0.29 mi	North	957.08 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 49.3"	3.00 mi	East	0° 05' 46.4"	6.62 mi	North	7.27 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, June 6, 2021 at 12:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 38' North, Longitude: 53° 51' West

The ground speed is currently 444.68 meters/second, 1600.8 kilometres/hour, 994.7 miles/hour or 864.4 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"	16.58 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	North	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 58.8"	994.52 mi	West	0° 11' 58.3"	13.71 mi	North	994.32 mi
24 hours	10° 09' 45.1"	693.09 mi	East	4° 35' 03.3"	315.11 mi	North	756.41 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
Smara *	Sun 1:44 pm	449 km	279 miles	242 nm	N
Tidjikja	Sun 12:44 pm	460 km	286 miles	248 nm	S
Dakhla *	Sun 1:44 pm	486 km	302 miles	262 nm	WNW
Cape Bojador *	Sun 1:44 pm	497 km	309 miles	269 nm	NW
El Aaiún *	Sun 1:44 pm	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	NNW
Nouadhibou	Sun 12:44 pm	623 km	387 miles	336 nm	WSW
Tindouf	Sun 1:44 pm	636 km	395 miles	344 nm	NNE
Nouakchott	Sun 12:44 pm	706 km	439 miles	381 nm	SW
Las Palmas (ES-Canary) *	Sun 1:44 pm	731 km	454 miles	395 nm	NNW
Rosso	Sun 12:44 pm	832 km	517 miles	449 nm	SW