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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 18, 2021 at 18:58:00.

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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 18, 2021 at 18:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 50' North, Longitude: 103° 34' West

The ground speed is currently 452.39 meters/second, 1628.6 kilometres/hour, 1012.0 miles/hour or 879.4 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"	16.87 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.87 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.6"	1011.83 mi	West	0° 00' 48.7"	0.93 mi	South	1011.86 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 30.4"	3.94 mi	West	0° 19' 37.6"	22.49 mi	South	22.83 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, August 18, 2021 at 18:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 45' South, Longitude: 26° 40' East

The ground speed is currently 400.86 meters/second, 1443.1 kilometres/hour, 896.7 miles/hour or 779.2 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' 23.0"	14.95 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	South	14.95 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 59.8"	896.26 mi	West	0° 00' 30.9"	0.59 mi	South	896.22 mi
24 hours	14° 43' 00.4"	917.01 mi	East	0° 36' 13.7"	41.56 mi	North	920.26 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
Acapulco *	Wed 1:58 pm	596 km	371 miles	322 nm	NE
Santa María Huatulco *	Wed 1:58 pm	848 km	527 miles	458 nm	ENE
Guadalajara *	Wed 1:58 pm	867 km	539 miles	468 nm	N
Mexico City *	Wed 1:58 pm	869 km	540 miles	469 nm	NNE
Oaxaca *	Wed 1:58 pm	872 km	542 miles	471 nm	ENE
Puerto Vallarta *	Wed 1:58 pm	879 km	546 miles	475 nm	NNW
Ecatepec *	Wed 1:58 pm	889 km	552 miles	480 nm	NNE
Texcoco *	Wed 1:58 pm	892 km	554 miles	482 nm	NNE
Puebla *	Wed 1:58 pm	895 km	556 miles	483 nm	NE
Leon *	Wed 1:58 pm	939 km	583 miles	507 nm	NNE