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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 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).

= 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 02:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 56' North, Longitude: 139° 01' East

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
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 Latitude: 25° 28' North, Longitude: 96° 42' East

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
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
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