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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 14:24:00.

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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 14:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 19' South, Longitude: 37° 56' West

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' 14.9"	6.05 mi	West	0° 23' 21.3"	26.75 mi	South	27.42 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, September 23, 2021 at 14:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 13' North, Longitude: 171° 04' East

The ground speed is currently 444.84 meters/second, 1601.4 kilometres/hour, 995.1 miles/hour or 864.7 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"	16.58 mi	West	0° 00' 12.6"	0.24 mi	North	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 14.1"	994.88 mi	West	0° 12' 40.3"	14.52 mi	North	994.69 mi
24 hours	349° 36' 09.0"	709.97 mi	West	4° 49' 57.8"	332.18 mi	North	778.68 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
Fortaleza	Thu 11:24 am	384 km	238 miles	207 nm	S
Natal	Thu 11:24 am	679 km	422 miles	367 nm	SSE
Fernando de Noronha	Thu 12:24 pm	727 km	452 miles	393 nm	ESE
Recife	Thu 11:24 am	920 km	572 miles	497 nm	SSE
Belém	Thu 11:24 am	1179 km	733 miles	637 nm	W
Salvador	Thu 11:24 am	1402 km	871 miles	757 nm	S
Cayenne	Thu 11:24 am	1702 km	1058 miles	919 nm	WNW
Paramaribo	Thu 11:24 am	2031 km	1262 miles	1097 nm	WNW
Brasilia	Thu 11:24 am	2031 km	1262 miles	1097 nm	SSW
Praia	Thu 1:24 pm	2315 km	1438 miles	1250 nm	NE