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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, September 22, 2021 at 17:12:00.

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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, September 22, 2021 at 17:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 02' North, Longitude: 79° 52' West

The ground speed is currently 463.95 meters/second, 1670.2 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	17.30 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.1"	1037.82 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1037.82 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 16.7"	6.09 mi	West	0° 23' 20.8"	26.74 mi	South	27.42 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 17:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 34' North, Longitude: 120° 00' East

The ground speed is currently 449.24 meters/second, 1617.3 kilometres/hour, 1004.9 miles/hour or 873.2 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' 34.2"	16.75 mi	West	0° 00' 13.5"	0.26 mi	North	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 20.9"	1004.78 mi	West	0° 13' 27.8"	15.42 mi	North	1004.74 mi
24 hours	10° 16' 24.7"	708.37 mi	East	5° 13' 28.1"	359.02 mi	North	790.98 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
Santo Domingo (Ecuador)	Wed 12:12 pm	83 km	51 miles	45 nm	ESE
Esmeraldas	Wed 12:12 pm	106 km	66 miles	57 nm	NNE
Portoviejo	Wed 12:12 pm	137 km	85 miles	74 nm	SSW
Quito	Wed 12:12 pm	152 km	95 miles	82 nm	E
Cotacachi	Wed 12:12 pm	180 km	112 miles	97 nm	E
Atuntaqui	Wed 12:12 pm	186 km	115 miles	100 nm	E
Ibarra	Wed 12:12 pm	196 km	122 miles	106 nm	E
Ambato	Wed 12:12 pm	198 km	123 miles	107 nm	SE
Guayaquil	Wed 12:12 pm	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	S
Puyo	Wed 12:12 pm	266 km	165 miles	144 nm	SE