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 = 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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Friday, July 16, 2021 at 12:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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