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.
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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at 23:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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