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 = Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 20:50:00.
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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 Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 20:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 456.28 meters/second, 1642.6 kilometres/hour, 1020.7 miles/hour or 886.9 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" | 17.01 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.9" | 0.02 mi | South | 17.01 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 10.6" | 1020.57 mi | West | 0° 00' 52.0" | 0.99 mi | South | 1020.59 mi |
24 hours | 0° 04' 17.1" | 4.86 mi | West | 0° 20' 54.8" | 23.96 mi | South | 24.44 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at 20:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 450.40 meters/second, 1621.4 kilometres/hour, 1007.5 miles/hour or 875.5 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' 34.2" | 16.79 mi | West | 0° 00' 13.6" | 0.26 mi | North | 16.79 mi |
1 hour | 14° 34' 14.2" | 1007.41 mi | West | 0° 13' 37.4" | 15.60 mi | North | 1007.46 mi |
24 hours | 10° 14' 50.9" | 708.51 mi | East | 5° 19' 40.9" | 366.10 mi | North | 795.72 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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Kiritimati | Thu 10:50 am | 2956 km | 1837 miles | 1596 nm | WSW |
Los Angeles * | Wed 1:50 pm | 2966 km | 1843 miles | 1602 nm | NNE |
Hermosillo | Wed 1:50 pm | 3010 km | 1870 miles | 1625 nm | NE |
Honolulu | Wed 10:50 am | 3011 km | 1871 miles | 1626 nm | WNW |
San Francisco * | Wed 1:50 pm | 3176 km | 1973 miles | 1715 nm | NNE |
Phoenix | Wed 1:50 pm | 3262 km | 2027 miles | 1761 nm | NE |
Las Vegas * | Wed 1:50 pm | 3314 km | 2059 miles | 1790 nm | NNE |
Papeete | Wed 10:50 am | 3647 km | 2266 miles | 1969 nm | SSW |
Mexico City * | Wed 3:50 pm | 3667 km | 2278 miles | 1980 nm | ENE |
Salt Lake City * | Wed 2:50 pm | 3899 km | 2422 miles | 2105 nm | NNE |
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