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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 = Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 05:16:00.

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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 Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 05:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 42' North, Longitude: 101° 44' East

The ground speed is currently 454.34 meters/second, 1635.6 kilometres/hour, 1016.3 miles/hour or 883.2 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"	16.94 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.94 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.5"	1016.21 mi	West	0° 00' 50.5"	0.96 mi	South	1016.24 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 54.6"	4.42 mi	West	0° 20' 16.9"	23.23 mi	South	23.65 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, August 22, 2021 at 05:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 33' South, Longitude: 79° 60' West

The ground speed is currently 426.99 meters/second, 1537.2 kilometres/hour, 955.1 miles/hour or 830.0 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' 28.6"	15.92 mi	West	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	North	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 41.3"	954.88 mi	West	0° 11' 16.1"	12.92 mi	North	955.46 mi
24 hours	12° 05' 32.0"	797.58 mi	East	4° 50' 50.9"	333.29 mi	North	873.32 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
Pattaya	Sun 12:16 pm	164 km	102 miles	88 nm	NNW
Hua Hin	Sun 12:16 pm	216 km	134 miles	117 nm	WNW
Battambang	Sun 12:16 pm	223 km	138 miles	120 nm	NE
Sihanoukville	Sun 12:16 pm	229 km	142 miles	124 nm	ESE
Bangkok	Sun 12:16 pm	262 km	163 miles	141 nm	NNW
Siem Reap	Sun 12:16 pm	297 km	184 miles	160 nm	NE
Phnom Penh	Sun 12:16 pm	348 km	216 miles	188 nm	E
Nakhon Ratchasima	Sun 12:16 pm	365 km	227 miles	197 nm	N
Dawei	Sun 11:46 am	466 km	289 miles	251 nm	NW
Nakhon Sawan	Sun 12:16 pm	476 km	296 miles	257 nm	NNW