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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 = Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 03:50:00.

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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 Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 03:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 55' North, Longitude: 124° 01' East

The ground speed is currently 443.91 meters/second, 1598.1 kilometres/hour, 993.0 miles/hour or 862.9 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' 00.1"	16.55 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	South	16.55 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.8"	992.76 mi	West	0° 00' 40.6"	0.78 mi	South	992.79 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 35.7"	1.76 mi	West	0° 16' 25.3"	18.82 mi	South	18.91 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 03:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 30' North, Longitude: 82° 13' East

The ground speed is currently 404.39 meters/second, 1455.8 kilometres/hour, 904.6 miles/hour or 786.1 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' 28.8"	15.08 mi	West	0° 00' 01.7"	0.03 mi	North	15.08 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 48.0"	904.12 mi	West	0° 01' 37.1"	1.86 mi	North	904.02 mi
24 hours	12° 37' 08.3"	788.01 mi	East	0° 02' 53.4"	3.32 mi	North	787.86 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
Tuguegarao	Thu 11:50 am	255 km	158 miles	137 nm	WNW
Tarlac City	Thu 11:50 am	398 km	248 miles	215 nm	WSW
Quezon City	Thu 11:50 am	400 km	249 miles	216 nm	SW
Bulacan	Thu 11:50 am	409 km	254 miles	221 nm	SW
Mabalacat	Thu 11:50 am	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	WSW
Manila	Thu 11:50 am	414 km	258 miles	224 nm	SW
Angeles	Thu 11:50 am	416 km	258 miles	225 nm	WSW
Cabuyao	Thu 11:50 am	426 km	265 miles	230 nm	SW
Olongapo	Thu 11:50 am	461 km	286 miles	249 nm	WSW
Cebu City	Thu 11:50 am	732 km	455 miles	395 nm	S