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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 = Friday, September 24, 2021 at 09:52:00.

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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 Friday, September 24, 2021 at 09:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 38' South, Longitude: 29° 60' East

The ground speed is currently 463.92 meters/second, 1670.1 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' 13.0"	1037.75 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1037.75 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 12.8"	6.01 mi	West	0° 23' 21.5"	26.75 mi	South	27.42 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, September 24, 2021 at 09:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 10' North, Longitude: 112° 31' West

The ground speed is currently 438.62 meters/second, 1579.0 kilometres/hour, 981.2 miles/hour or 852.6 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' 33.8"	16.35 mi	West	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	North	16.35 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 49.0"	980.91 mi	West	0° 11' 38.7"	13.34 mi	North	980.61 mi
24 hours	10° 37' 32.1"	715.72 mi	East	4° 21' 21.1"	299.49 mi	North	769.34 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
Mbarara	Fri 12:52 pm	74 km	46 miles	40 nm	E
Ruhengeri	Fri 11:52 am	104 km	65 miles	56 nm	SSW
Goma	Fri 11:52 am	144 km	90 miles	78 nm	SW
Kigali	Fri 11:52 am	146 km	91 miles	79 nm	S
Rwamagana	Fri 11:52 am	155 km	96 miles	84 nm	SSE
Gitarama	Fri 11:52 am	163 km	101 miles	88 nm	S
Bukoba	Fri 12:52 pm	217 km	135 miles	117 nm	ESE
Butare	Fri 11:52 am	220 km	137 miles	119 nm	S
Bukavu	Fri 11:52 am	245 km	152 miles	132 nm	SSW
Muyinga	Fri 11:52 am	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	S