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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 = Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 23:58:00.

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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 Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 23:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 35' North, Longitude: 178° 16' West

The ground speed is currently 428.44 meters/second, 1542.4 kilometres/hour, 958.4 miles/hour or 832.8 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"	15.97 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	15.97 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.9"	957.99 mi	West	0° 00' 16.0"	0.31 mi	South	958.00 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 23.7"	2.55 mi	East	0° 06' 37.5"	7.60 mi	South	8.02 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 23:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 10' North, Longitude: 144° 51' East

The ground speed is currently 416.01 meters/second, 1497.6 kilometres/hour, 930.6 miles/hour or 808.7 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' 31.1"	15.51 mi	West	0° 00' 06.7"	0.13 mi	North	15.51 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 07.7"	930.16 mi	West	0° 06' 45.0"	7.74 mi	North	929.82 mi
24 hours	11° 49' 16.3"	757.44 mi	East	2° 13' 24.2"	153.00 mi	North	766.68 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
Midway	Tue 12:58 pm	631 km	392 miles	340 nm	N
Wake Island	Wed 11:58 am	1610 km	1000 miles	869 nm	W
Majuro	Wed 11:58 am	2042 km	1269 miles	1102 nm	SW
Honolulu	Tue 1:58 pm	2112 km	1312 miles	1140 nm	E
Baker Island	Tue 11:58 am	2484 km	1544 miles	1341 nm	S
Tarawa	Wed 11:58 am	2525 km	1569 miles	1363 nm	SSW
Yaren	Wed 11:58 am	3020 km	1877 miles	1631 nm	SW
Palikir	Wed 10:58 am	3064 km	1904 miles	1654 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Wed 1:58 pm	3221 km	2001 miles	1739 nm	SE
Adak *	Tue 2:58 pm	3253 km	2022 miles	1757 nm	N