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 = Friday, July 30, 2021 at 02:56:00.
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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 Friday, July 30, 2021 at 02:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 28' North, Longitude: 137° 37' East
The ground speed is currently 440.09 meters/second, 1584.3 kilometres/hour, 984.5 miles/hour or 855.5 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" | 16.41 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | South | 16.41 mi |
| 1 hour | 15° 00' 01.5" | 984.18 mi | West | 0° 00' 36.3" | 0.69 mi | South | 984.21 mi |
| 24 hours | 0° 00' 42.5" | 0.78 mi | West | 0° 14' 41.4" | 16.84 mi | South | 16.86 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Friday, July 30, 2021 at 02:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 48' North, Longitude: 29° 08' East
The ground speed is currently 449.30 meters/second, 1617.5 kilometres/hour, 1005.1 miles/hour or 873.4 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' 34.7" | 16.75 mi | West | 0° 00' 13.0" | 0.25 mi | North | 16.75 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 34' 45.3" | 1004.93 mi | West | 0° 13' 01.2" | 14.91 mi | North | 1004.88 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 06' 33.1" | 696.82 mi | East | 5° 02' 51.5" | 346.87 mi | North | 775.27 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saipan | Fri 12:56 pm | 939 km | 584 miles | 507 nm |  ESE |
| Hagåtña | Fri 12:56 pm | 943 km | 586 miles | 509 nm |  SE |
| Colonia | Fri 12:56 pm | 992 km | 617 miles | 536 nm |  S |
| Ngerulmud | Fri 11:56 am | 1257 km | 781 miles | 678 nm |  SSW |
| Kumamoto | Fri 11:56 am | 1731 km | 1076 miles | 935 nm |  NNW |
| Hamamatsu | Fri 11:56 am | 1799 km | 1118 miles | 971 nm |  N |
| Osaka | Fri 11:56 am | 1808 km | 1124 miles | 976 nm | N |
| Davao | Fri 10:56 am | 1812 km | 1126 miles | 978 nm |  SW |
| Kobe | Fri 11:56 am | 1813 km | 1127 miles | 979 nm | N |
| Quezon | Fri 10:56 am | 1815 km | 1128 miles | 980 nm |  W |
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