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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 = Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 00:54:00.

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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 Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 00:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 51' North, Longitude: 168° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 436.43 meters/second, 1571.2 kilometres/hour, 976.3 miles/hour or 848.4 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° 15' 00.0"	16.27 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	South	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.3"	975.95 mi	West	0° 00' 31.5"	0.60 mi	South	975.98 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 11.2"	0.20 mi	East	0° 12' 46.4"	14.65 mi	South	14.65 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 00:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 56' South, Longitude: 11° 57' West

The ground speed is currently 407.13 meters/second, 1465.7 kilometres/hour, 910.7 miles/hour or 791.4 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' 23.7"	15.18 mi	West	0° 00' 05.9"	0.11 mi	North	15.18 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 50.2"	910.34 mi	West	0° 05' 59.3"	6.87 mi	North	910.72 mi
24 hours	14° 00' 33.1"	885.82 mi	East	3° 03' 32.9"	210.50 mi	North	920.22 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
Wake Island	Sat 12:54 pm	168 km	105 miles	91 nm	WSW
Majuro	Sat 12:54 pm	1455 km	904 miles	785 nm	SSE
Midway	Fri 1:54 pm	1739 km	1080 miles	939 nm	NE
Palikir	Sat 11:54 am	1791 km	1113 miles	967 nm	SW
Tarawa	Sat 12:54 pm	2107 km	1309 miles	1138 nm	SSE
Yaren	Sat 12:54 pm	2260 km	1404 miles	1220 nm	S
Hagåtña	Sat 10:54 am	2589 km	1609 miles	1398 nm	WSW
Baker Island	Fri 12:54 pm	2746 km	1706 miles	1483 nm	SE
Tokyo	Sat 9:54 am	3288 km	2043 miles	1776 nm	NW
Honiara	Sat 11:54 am	3361 km	2088 miles	1815 nm	SSW