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 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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Thursday, August 12, 2021 at 11:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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