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, 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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at 17:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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Santo Domingo (Ecuador) | Wed 12:12 pm | 83 km | 51 miles | 45 nm | ![]() |
Esmeraldas | Wed 12:12 pm | 106 km | 66 miles | 57 nm | ![]() |
Portoviejo | Wed 12:12 pm | 137 km | 85 miles | 74 nm | ![]() |
Quito | Wed 12:12 pm | 152 km | 95 miles | 82 nm | ![]() |
Cotacachi | Wed 12:12 pm | 180 km | 112 miles | 97 nm | ![]() |
Atuntaqui | Wed 12:12 pm | 186 km | 115 miles | 100 nm | ![]() |
Ibarra | Wed 12:12 pm | 196 km | 122 miles | 106 nm | ![]() |
Ambato | Wed 12:12 pm | 198 km | 123 miles | 107 nm | ![]() |
Guayaquil | Wed 12:12 pm | 248 km | 154 miles | 134 nm | ![]() |
Puyo | Wed 12:12 pm | 266 km | 165 miles | 144 nm | ![]() |
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