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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 = Friday, July 16, 2021 at 11:34:00.

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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 Friday, July 16, 2021 at 11:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 17' North, Longitude: 8° 02' East

The ground speed is currently 432.38 meters/second, 1556.6 kilometres/hour, 967.2 miles/hour or 840.5 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"	16.12 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	South	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.6"	966.84 mi	West	0° 00' 25.0"	0.48 mi	South	966.86 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 16.5"	1.37 mi	East	0° 10' 11.0"	11.68 mi	South	11.76 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, July 16, 2021 at 11:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 43' South, Longitude: 84° 41' East

The ground speed is currently 449.16 meters/second, 1617.0 kilometres/hour, 1004.8 miles/hour or 873.1 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' 31.5"	16.74 mi	West	0° 00' 14.9"	0.28 mi	South	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 28.0"	1004.59 mi	West	0° 14' 52.7"	17.04 mi	South	1004.70 mi
24 hours	11° 34' 45.9"	800.89 mi	East	5° 56' 20.0"	408.07 mi	South	897.13 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
Arlit	Fri 12:34 pm	289 km	179 miles	156 nm	SSW
Tamanrasset	Fri 12:34 pm	309 km	192 miles	167 nm	WNW
Agadez	Fri 12:34 pm	477 km	296 miles	257 nm	S
Zinder	Fri 12:34 pm	833 km	518 miles	450 nm	S
Maradi	Fri 12:34 pm	867 km	539 miles	468 nm	S
Sabha	Fri 1:34 pm	911 km	566 miles	492 nm	NE
Kano	Fri 12:34 pm	1029 km	639 miles	556 nm	S
Niamey	Fri 12:34 pm	1065 km	662 miles	575 nm	SW
N'Djamena	Fri 12:34 pm	1260 km	783 miles	681 nm	SE
Timbuktu	Fri 11:34 am	1264 km	786 miles	683 nm	WSW