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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 20, 2021 at 22:32:00.

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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 Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 22:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 26' North, Longitude: 157° 34' West

The ground speed is currently 425.72 meters/second, 1532.6 kilometres/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.5 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"	15.87 mi	West	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	North	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.8"	951.89 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	North	951.89 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 14.5"	3.43 mi	East	0° 00' 07.5"	0.14 mi	South	3.44 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, June 20, 2021 at 22:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 50' South, Longitude: 32° 18' West

The ground speed is currently 439.66 meters/second, 1582.8 kilometres/hour, 983.5 miles/hour or 854.6 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' 28.4"	16.39 mi	West	0° 00' 14.5"	0.28 mi	South	16.39 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 19.2"	983.21 mi	West	0° 14' 27.2"	16.56 mi	South	982.95 mi
24 hours	13° 05' 37.2"	889.58 mi	East	5° 28' 49.2"	376.75 mi	South	957.31 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
Waipahu	Sun 12:32 pm	232 km	144 miles	125 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Sun 12:32 pm	237 km	147 miles	128 nm	S
Kapolei	Sun 12:32 pm	239 km	148 miles	129 nm	SSW
Lihue	Sun 12:32 pm	246 km	153 miles	133 nm	SW
Wailuku	Sun 12:32 pm	302 km	188 miles	163 nm	SSE
Hilo	Sun 12:32 pm	486 km	302 miles	263 nm	SSE
Midway	Sun 11:32 am	2053 km	1276 miles	1108 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Mon 12:32 pm	2387 km	1483 miles	1289 nm	S
Baker Island	Sun 10:32 am	3285 km	2042 miles	1774 nm	SW
Unalaska *	Sun 2:32 pm	3461 km	2151 miles	1869 nm	N