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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, June 28, 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, June 28, 2021 at 13:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 15' North, Longitude: 22° 10' West

The ground speed is currently 426.33 meters/second, 1534.8 kilometres/hour, 953.7 miles/hour or 828.7 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"	15.89 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	South	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.4"	953.25 mi	West	0° 00' 07.5"	0.15 mi	South	953.26 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 00.0"	3.18 mi	East	0° 03' 15.2"	3.73 mi	South	4.90 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, June 28, 2021 at 13:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 06' South, Longitude: 148° 17' West

The ground speed is currently 428.31 meters/second, 1541.9 kilometres/hour, 958.1 miles/hour or 832.6 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' 29.1"	15.97 mi	West	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	North	15.97 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 14.6"	957.85 mi	West	0° 11' 14.0"	12.87 mi	North	958.41 mi
24 hours	11° 48' 46.8"	781.09 mi	East	4° 46' 48.0"	328.64 mi	North	855.75 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
Nouadhibou	Mon 1:32 pm	587 km	365 miles	317 nm	ESE
Dakhla *	Mon 2:32 pm	638 km	396 miles	344 nm	E
Valverde *	Mon 2:32 pm	661 km	411 miles	357 nm	NE
Santa Maria	Mon 12:32 pm	740 km	460 miles	400 nm	S
Mindelo	Mon 12:32 pm	764 km	475 miles	412 nm	SSW
Cape Bojador *	Mon 2:32 pm	839 km	522 miles	453 nm	ENE
Nouakchott	Mon 1:32 pm	861 km	535 miles	465 nm	SE
Las Palmas *	Mon 2:32 pm	864 km	537 miles	466 nm	NE
Praia	Mon 12:32 pm	933 km	580 miles	504 nm	S
Rosso	Mon 1:32 pm	999 km	621 miles	539 nm	SE