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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 = Maanantai 6. Syyskuu 2021, 09:44:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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 Maanantai 6. Syyskuu 2021, 09:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 17' North, Longitude: 33° 35' East

The ground speed is currently 461,17 meters/second, 1660,2 kilometres/hour, 1031,6 miles/hour or 896,4 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.1"27,67 kmWest0° 00' 00.9"0,03 kmSouth27,67 km
1 hour15° 00' 12.7"1660,16 kmWest0° 00' 56.0"1,72 kmSouth1660,19 km
24 hours0° 05' 05.7"9,40 kmWest0° 22' 27.0"41,38 kmSouth42,43 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Maanantai 6. Syyskuu 2021, 09:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 58' North, Longitude: 27° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 435,30 meters/second, 1567,1 kilometres/hour, 973,7 miles/hour or 846,2 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.0"26,11 kmWest0° 00' 12.6"0,39 kmSouth26,12 km
1 hour14° 30' 06.9"1566,68 kmWest0° 12' 45.1"23,52 kmSouth1567,57 km
24 hours11° 50' 22.5"1279,12 kmEast5° 26' 34.7"602,09 kmSouth1425,59 km

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
JubaMa 11.44271 km168 miles146 nmSouthwest SW
JimmaMa 12.44391 km243 miles211 nmEast-northeast ENE
GuluMa 12.44413 km257 miles223 nmSouth-southwest SSW
MalakalMa 11.44416 km259 miles225 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Arba MinchMa 12.44441 km274 miles238 nmEast E
NekemteMa 12.44451 km280 miles244 nmNortheast NE
LiraMa 12.44453 km281 miles244 nmSouth S
AwasaMa 12.44549 km341 miles296 nmEast E
MbaleMa 12.44580 km360 miles313 nmSouth S
YambioMa 11.44605 km376 miles327 nmWest-southwest WSW

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