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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 = Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 02:14:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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 Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 02:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 01' North, Longitude: 146° 22' East

The ground speed is currently 427.06 meters/second, 1537.4 kilometres/hour, 955.3 miles/hour or 830.1 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 59.9"15.92 miWest0° 00' 00.2"0.00 miNorth15.92 mi
1 hour14° 59' 52.4"954.89 miWest0° 00' 11.2"0.22 miNorth954.88 mi
24 hours0° 03' 02.8"3.24 miEast0° 04' 20.2"4.98 miNorth5.93 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, June 10, 2021 at 02:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 05' North, Longitude: 142° 02' East

The ground speed is currently 413.04 meters/second, 1486.9 kilometres/hour, 923.9 miles/hour or 802.9 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.6"15.40 miWest0° 00' 05.9"0.11 miNorth15.40 mi
1 hour14° 30' 40.0"923.50 miWest0° 05' 53.2"6.75 miNorth923.19 mi
24 hours11° 58' 19.4"762.01 miEast1° 50' 55.9"127.24 miNorth767.26 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
SaipanThu 12:14 pm868 km539 miles469 nmSouth S
HagåtñaThu 12:14 pm1070 km665 miles578 nmSouth S
YokohamaThu 11:14 am1527 km949 miles825 nmNorth-northwest NNW
KawasakiThu 11:14 am1529 km950 miles826 nmNorth-northwest NNW
ShizuokaThu 11:14 am1535 km954 miles829 nmNorth-northwest NNW
HamamatsuThu 11:14 am1544 km959 miles833 nmNorth-northwest NNW
TokyoThu 11:14 am1546 km960 miles835 nmNorth-northwest NNW
SagamiharaThu 11:14 am1547 km961 miles835 nmNorth-northwest NNW
NagoyaThu 11:14 am1630 km1013 miles880 nmNorth-northwest NNW
OsakaThu 11:14 am1669 km1037 miles901 nmNorthwest NW

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