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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 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).

= 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 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