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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 02:08:00.

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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, October 6, 2021 at 02:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 09' South, Longitude: 145° 03' 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"	1033.58 mi	West	0° 00' 57.5"	1.10 mi	South	1033.57 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 21.1"	5.00 mi	West	0° 22' 59.4"	26.33 mi	South	26.80 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at 02:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 40' North, Longitude: 142° 03' East

The ground speed is currently 448.51 meters/second, 1614.6 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' 10.9"	1003.12 mi	West	0° 15' 50.9"	18.15 mi	South	1003.31 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 27.1"	835.13 mi	East	6° 21' 27.5"	436.83 mi	South	941.44 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 12:08 pm	119 km	74 miles	64 nm	SW
Lae	Wed 12:08 pm	277 km	172 miles	150 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Wed 12:08 pm	531 km	330 miles	287 nm	SSE
Jayapura	Wed 11:08 am	562 km	349 miles	303 nm	WNW
Cairns	Wed 12:08 pm	1304 km	810 miles	704 nm	S
Manokwari	Wed 11:08 am	1309 km	814 miles	707 nm	WNW
Honiara	Wed 1:08 pm	1713 km	1064 miles	925 nm	ESE
Darwin	Wed 11:38 am	1758 km	1092 miles	949 nm	WSW
Ngerulmud	Wed 11:08 am	1816 km	1128 miles	981 nm	NW
Palikir	Wed 1:08 pm	1977 km	1228 miles	1067 nm	NE