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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 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).

= 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 25, 2021 at 20:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 27' North, Longitude: 132° 01' West

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
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 Latitude: 1° 43' North, Longitude: 87° 20' East

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
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
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