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 = Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 02:50:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 02:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 443.88 meters/second, 1598.0 kilometres/hour, 992.9 miles/hour or 862.8 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 | ||||
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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" | 992.70 mi | West | 0° 00' 40.6" | 0.78 mi | South | 992.73 mi |
24 hours | 0° 01' 35.5" | 1.76 mi | West | 0° 16' 24.6" | 18.81 mi | South | 18.89 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Thursday, August 5, 2021 at 02:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 404.50 meters/second, 1456.2 kilometres/hour, 904.8 miles/hour or 786.3 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' 28.8" | 15.08 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.8" | 0.03 mi | North | 15.08 mi |
1 hour | 14° 28' 50.2" | 904.38 mi | West | 0° 01' 44.8" | 2.00 mi | North | 904.27 mi |
24 hours | 12° 36' 29.6" | 787.54 mi | East | 0° 06' 02.5" | 6.93 mi | North | 787.24 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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Hagåtña | Thu 12:50 pm | 726 km | 451 miles | 392 nm | ESE |
Saipan | Thu 12:50 pm | 746 km | 464 miles | 403 nm | ESE |
Colonia | Thu 12:50 pm | 826 km | 513 miles | 446 nm | S |
Ngerulmud | Thu 11:50 am | 1147 km | 713 miles | 619 nm | SSW |
Davao | Thu 10:50 am | 1820 km | 1131 miles | 983 nm | SW |
General Santos | Thu 10:50 am | 1924 km | 1196 miles | 1039 nm | SW |
Quezon | Thu 10:50 am | 1938 km | 1204 miles | 1047 nm | W |
Kumamoto | Thu 11:50 am | 1946 km | 1209 miles | 1051 nm | NNW |
Manila | Thu 10:50 am | 1949 km | 1211 miles | 1052 nm | W |
Hamamatsu | Thu 11:50 am | 1974 km | 1226 miles | 1066 nm | N |
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