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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 = Monday, July 26, 2021 at 13:32:00.

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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 Monday, July 26, 2021 at 13:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 18' North, Longitude: 21° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 437.92 meters/second, 1576.5 kilometres/hour, 979.6 miles/hour or 851.2 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"	16.33 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	South	16.33 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.2"	979.29 mi	West	0° 00' 33.6"	0.64 mi	South	979.32 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 11.0"	0.20 mi	West	0° 13' 35.3"	15.58 mi	South	15.58 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, July 26, 2021 at 13:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 10' South, Longitude: 168° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 434.99 meters/second, 1566.0 kilometres/hour, 973.0 miles/hour or 845.6 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' 30.2"	16.22 mi	West	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	North	16.22 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 16.2"	972.84 mi	West	0° 12' 25.4"	14.24 mi	North	973.39 mi
24 hours	11° 28' 27.0"	769.64 mi	East	5° 10' 35.0"	355.80 mi	North	854.86 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
Santa Maria	Mon 12:32 pm	341 km	212 miles	184 nm	SSW
Mindelo	Mon 12:32 pm	468 km	291 miles	253 nm	SW
Nouadhibou	Mon 1:32 pm	487 km	303 miles	263 nm	ENE
Praia	Mon 12:32 pm	537 km	333 miles	290 nm	SSW
Nouakchott	Mon 1:32 pm	583 km	363 miles	315 nm	ESE
Saint-Louis	Mon 1:32 pm	630 km	391 miles	340 nm	SE
Dakar	Mon 1:32 pm	661 km	411 miles	357 nm	SE
Rosso	Mon 1:32 pm	665 km	413 miles	359 nm	ESE
Thiès	Mon 1:32 pm	686 km	426 miles	371 nm	SE
Dakhla *	Mon 2:32 pm	743 km	462 miles	401 nm	NE