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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 = Friday, July 30, 2021 at 08:56:00.

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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).

= 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 Friday, July 30, 2021 at 08:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 25' North, Longitude: 47° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 440.25 meters/second, 1584.9 kilometres/hour, 984.8 miles/hour or 855.8 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' 01.7"	984.53 mi	West	0° 00' 36.5"	0.70 mi	South	984.56 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 44.7"	0.82 mi	West	0° 14' 46.0"	16.93 mi	South	16.95 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, July 30, 2021 at 08:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 06' North, Longitude: 58° 21' West

The ground speed is currently 448.35 meters/second, 1614.0 kilometres/hour, 1002.9 miles/hour or 871.5 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' 34.7"	16.71 mi	West	0° 00' 12.7"	0.25 mi	North	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 46.1"	1002.78 mi	West	0° 12' 49.7"	14.69 mi	North	1002.69 mi
24 hours	10° 07' 52.8"	696.85 mi	East	4° 57' 11.8"	340.41 mi	North	771.88 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
Al Mukalla	Fri 11:56 am	458 km	285 miles	247 nm	SSE
Sana	Fri 11:56 am	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	SW
Khamis Mushait	Fri 11:56 am	516 km	320 miles	278 nm	W
Al Hudaydah	Fri 11:56 am	639 km	397 miles	345 nm	SW
Ta'izz	Fri 11:56 am	659 km	410 miles	356 nm	SW
Aden	Fri 11:56 am	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	SSW
Riyadh	Fri 11:56 am	695 km	432 miles	375 nm	N
Salalah	Fri 12:56 pm	704 km	438 miles	380 nm	ESE
Assab	Fri 11:56 am	794 km	493 miles	429 nm	SW
Bosaso	Fri 11:56 am	807 km	501 miles	436 nm	SSE