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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 12:34:00.

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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 12:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 16' North, Longitude: 6° 58' West

The ground speed is currently 432.40 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"	966.88 mi	West	0° 00' 25.1"	0.48 mi	South	966.91 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 16.2"	1.37 mi	East	0° 10' 11.9"	11.69 mi	South	11.77 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, July 16, 2021 at 12:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 57' South, Longitude: 70° 10' East

The ground speed is currently 449.12 meters/second, 1616.8 kilometres/hour, 1004.7 miles/hour or 873.0 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	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 26.3"	1004.50 mi	West	0° 14' 53.2"	17.05 mi	South	1004.60 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 45.1"	801.98 mi	East	5° 56' 08.2"	407.84 mi	South	897.84 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
Tidjikja	Fri 12:34 pm	556 km	345 miles	300 nm	WSW
Timbuktu	Fri 12:34 pm	649 km	403 miles	350 nm	SE
Smara *	Fri 1:34 pm	772 km	480 miles	417 nm	NW
El Aaiún *	Fri 1:34 pm	908 km	564 miles	490 nm	NW
Cape Bojador *	Fri 1:34 pm	937 km	582 miles	506 nm	NW
Bamako	Fri 12:34 pm	961 km	597 miles	519 nm	S
Dakhla *	Fri 1:34 pm	961 km	597 miles	519 nm	WNW
Ouahigouya	Fri 12:34 pm	979 km	608 miles	529 nm	SSE
Koutiala	Fri 12:34 pm	996 km	619 miles	538 nm	S
Nouakchott	Fri 12:34 pm	1009 km	627 miles	545 nm	WSW