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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, November 3, 2021 at 02:08:00.

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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, November 3, 2021 at 02:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 05' South, Longitude: 143° 53' East

The ground speed is currently 447.94 meters/second, 1612.6 kilometres/hour, 1002.0 miles/hour or 870.7 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' 00.0"	16.70 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	South	16.70 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.0"	1001.82 mi	West	0° 00' 46.7"	0.89 mi	South	1001.79 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 07.0"	0.13 mi	East	0° 18' 35.7"	21.31 mi	South	21.31 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, November 3, 2021 at 02:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 50' South, Longitude: 121° 41' East

The ground speed is currently 447.80 meters/second, 1612.1 kilometres/hour, 1001.7 miles/hour or 870.5 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' 29.7"	16.69 mi	West	0° 00' 16.0"	0.31 mi	South	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 47.0"	1001.50 mi	West	0° 16' 01.5"	18.35 mi	South	1001.55 mi
24 hours	12° 22' 04.8"	854.46 mi	East	6° 21' 21.4"	436.76 mi	South	955.96 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
Cairns	Wed 12:08 pm	286 km	178 miles	154 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Wed 12:08 pm	719 km	447 miles	388 nm	NNE
Lae	Wed 12:08 pm	984 km	611 miles	531 nm	NNE
Alice Springs	Wed 11:38 am	1418 km	881 miles	766 nm	SW
Jayapura	Wed 11:08 am	1431 km	889 miles	773 nm	NNW
Darwin	Wed 11:38 am	1440 km	895 miles	778 nm	W
Brisbane	Wed 12:08 pm	1665 km	1035 miles	899 nm	SSE
Honiara	Wed 1:08 pm	1855 km	1153 miles	1002 nm	ENE
Manokwari	Wed 11:08 am	1908 km	1186 miles	1030 nm	NW
Dili	Wed 11:08 am	2121 km	1318 miles	1145 nm	WNW