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 = 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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at 23:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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