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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 = Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 23:08:00.

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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 Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 23:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 59' North, Longitude: 165° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 438.77 meters/second, 1579.6 kilometres/hour, 981.5 miles/hour or 852.9 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"	16.36 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	South	16.36 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.7"	981.19 mi	West	0° 00' 34.7"	0.66 mi	South	981.22 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 23.5"	0.43 mi	West	0° 14' 01.8"	16.08 mi	South	16.09 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 23:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 50' South, Longitude: 63° 47' East

The ground speed is currently 446.79 meters/second, 1608.4 kilometres/hour, 999.4 miles/hour or 868.5 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' 32.9"	16.66 mi	West	0° 00' 13.5"	0.26 mi	North	16.66 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 00.3"	999.31 mi	West	0° 13' 32.6"	15.51 mi	North	999.66 mi
24 hours	10° 32' 52.1"	724.44 mi	East	5° 26' 31.2"	373.93 mi	North	817.93 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
Honolulu	Tue 1:08 pm	826 km	513 miles	446 nm	ENE
Midway	Tue 12:08 pm	1594 km	990 miles	861 nm	NW
Kiritimati	Wed 1:08 pm	2086 km	1296 miles	1126 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Tue 11:08 am	2407 km	1496 miles	1300 nm	SSW
Majuro	Wed 11:08 am	2839 km	1764 miles	1533 nm	WSW
Wake Island	Wed 11:08 am	2941 km	1828 miles	1588 nm	W
Tarawa	Wed 11:08 am	3057 km	1900 miles	1651 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Wed 12:08 pm	3200 km	1988 miles	1728 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Wed 11:08 am	3482 km	2164 miles	1880 nm	SSW
Apia	Wed 12:08 pm	3697 km	2297 miles	1996 nm	SSW