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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 = Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 10:36:00.

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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 Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 10:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 15' South, Longitude: 19° 05' East

The ground speed is currently 463.94 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"	1037.80 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1037.80 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 15.2"	6.06 mi	West	0° 23' 21.2"	26.74 mi	South	27.42 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 10:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 24' North, Longitude: 133° 33' West

The ground speed is currently 445.83 meters/second, 1605.0 kilometres/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.6 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"	16.62 mi	West	0° 00' 12.8"	0.25 mi	North	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 17.0"	997.12 mi	West	0° 12' 50.5"	14.71 mi	North	996.95 mi
24 hours	10° 21' 54.1"	709.30 mi	East	4° 54' 46.5"	337.68 mi	North	780.74 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
Mbandaka	Thu 11:36 am	97 km	61 miles	53 nm	WNW
Boende	Thu 11:36 am	201 km	125 miles	108 nm	E
Impfondo	Thu 11:36 am	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	NNW
Ouésso	Thu 11:36 am	395 km	245 miles	213 nm	WNW
Bimbo	Thu 11:36 am	504 km	313 miles	272 nm	N
Bangui	Thu 11:36 am	514 km	319 miles	277 nm	N
Brazzaville	Thu 11:36 am	612 km	381 miles	331 nm	SW
Kinshasa	Thu 11:36 am	615 km	382 miles	332 nm	SW
Berbérati	Thu 11:36 am	619 km	384 miles	334 nm	NW
Franceville	Thu 11:36 am	630 km	392 miles	340 nm	WSW