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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, October 6, 2021 at 02:18:00.

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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, October 6, 2021 at 02:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 09' South, Longitude: 142° 33' East

The ground speed is currently 462.06 meters/second, 1663.4 kilometres/hour, 1033.6 miles/hour or 898.2 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"	17.23 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.23 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.9"	1033.57 mi	West	0° 00' 57.5"	1.10 mi	South	1033.56 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 21.0"	5.00 mi	West	0° 22' 59.2"	26.33 mi	South	26.80 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 02:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 38' North, Longitude: 139° 38' East

The ground speed is currently 448.52 meters/second, 1614.7 kilometres/hour, 1003.3 miles/hour or 871.8 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' 30.2"	16.72 mi	West	0° 00' 15.8"	0.30 mi	South	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 10.7"	1003.12 mi	West	0° 15' 51.2"	18.15 mi	South	1003.31 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 35.7"	835.30 mi	East	6° 21' 26.9"	436.82 mi	South	941.55 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
Mount Hagen	Wed 12:18 pm	202 km	126 miles	109 nm	ESE
Jayapura	Wed 11:18 am	354 km	220 miles	191 nm	NW
Lae	Wed 12:18 pm	522 km	324 miles	282 nm	ESE
Port Moresby	Wed 12:18 pm	699 km	434 miles	377 nm	SE
Manokwari	Wed 11:18 am	1055 km	656 miles	570 nm	WNW
Cairns	Wed 12:18 pm	1348 km	838 miles	728 nm	SSE
Darwin	Wed 11:48 am	1519 km	944 miles	820 nm	WSW
Ngerulmud	Wed 11:18 am	1653 km	1027 miles	893 nm	NNW
Dili	Wed 11:18 am	1912 km	1188 miles	1032 nm	WSW
Honiara	Wed 1:18 pm	1979 km	1230 miles	1069 nm	ESE