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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 12, 2021 at 11:44:00.

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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 12, 2021 at 11:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 49' North, Longitude: 5° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 448.57 meters/second, 1614.8 kilometres/hour, 1003.4 miles/hour or 871.9 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"	16.72 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	South	16.72 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.5"	1003.23 mi	West	0° 00' 45.3"	0.87 mi	South	1003.26 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 39.6"	2.97 mi	West	0° 18' 16.3"	20.94 mi	South	21.15 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 11:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 25' North, Longitude: 52° 46' East

The ground speed is currently 449.14 meters/second, 1616.9 kilometres/hour, 1004.7 miles/hour or 873.0 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"	16.74 mi	West	0° 00' 15.0"	0.29 mi	South	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 22.5"	1004.53 mi	West	0° 14' 59.7"	17.17 mi	South	1004.69 mi
24 hours	11° 32' 50.8"	798.72 mi	East	5° 59' 26.0"	411.61 mi	South	897.53 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
Sokoto	Thu 12:44 pm	194 km	121 miles	105 nm	S
Maradi	Thu 12:44 pm	247 km	154 miles	133 nm	SE
Niamey	Thu 12:44 pm	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	WSW
Agadez	Thu 12:44 pm	377 km	235 miles	204 nm	NE
Zinder	Thu 12:44 pm	418 km	260 miles	226 nm	ESE
Kano	Thu 12:44 pm	472 km	293 miles	255 nm	SE
Kandi	Thu 12:44 pm	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	SSW
Arlit	Thu 12:44 pm	490 km	305 miles	265 nm	NNE
Zaria	Thu 12:44 pm	493 km	306 miles	266 nm	SSE
Kaduna	Thu 12:44 pm	531 km	330 miles	287 nm	SSE