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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 = Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 19:40:00.

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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 Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 19:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 01' North, Longitude: 113° 43' West

The ground speed is currently 448.15 meters/second, 1613.3 kilometres/hour, 1002.5 miles/hour or 871.1 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"	16.71 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	South	16.71 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.1"	1002.28 mi	West	0° 00' 45.0"	0.86 mi	South	1002.31 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 33.9"	2.86 mi	West	0° 18' 06.9"	20.76 mi	South	20.95 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 19:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 24' North, Longitude: 73° 53' West

The ground speed is currently 447.86 meters/second, 1612.3 kilometres/hour, 1001.8 miles/hour or 870.6 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' 31.3"	16.69 mi	West	0° 00' 14.6"	0.28 mi	South	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 26.6"	1001.68 mi	West	0° 14' 41.7"	16.83 mi	South	1001.98 mi
24 hours	11° 26' 28.5"	789.07 mi	East	5° 57' 53.6"	409.84 mi	South	890.70 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
Puerto Vallarta *	Wed 2:40 pm	1091 km	678 miles	589 nm	NE
Mazatlan *	Wed 1:40 pm	1188 km	738 miles	642 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Wed 2:40 pm	1264 km	785 miles	682 nm	ENE
Aguascalientes *	Wed 2:40 pm	1425 km	885 miles	769 nm	NE
Leon *	Wed 2:40 pm	1441 km	895 miles	778 nm	ENE
Acapulco *	Wed 2:40 pm	1495 km	929 miles	807 nm	E
San Luis Potosi *	Wed 2:40 pm	1558 km	968 miles	841 nm	ENE
Hermosillo	Wed 12:40 pm	1584 km	984 miles	855 nm	N
Mexico City *	Wed 2:40 pm	1625 km	1010 miles	877 nm	ENE
Veracruz *	Wed 2:40 pm	1926 km	1197 miles	1040 nm	ENE