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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, October 14, 2021 at 21:54:00.

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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, October 14, 2021 at 21:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 29' South, Longitude: 152° 02' West

The ground speed is currently 458.86 meters/second, 1651.9 kilometres/hour, 1026.4 miles/hour or 891.9 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"	17.11 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	South	17.11 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.3"	1026.37 mi	West	0° 00' 55.5"	1.06 mi	South	1026.35 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 18.7"	3.78 mi	West	0° 22' 08.4"	25.36 mi	South	25.64 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 21:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 16' South, Longitude: 33° 59' West

The ground speed is currently 417.01 meters/second, 1501.2 kilometres/hour, 932.8 miles/hour or 810.6 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' 27.7"	15.55 mi	West	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	North	15.55 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 52.5"	932.49 mi	West	0° 09' 07.1"	10.45 mi	North	933.03 mi
24 hours	12° 24' 21.1"	799.85 mi	East	4° 06' 14.1"	282.28 mi	North	857.98 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
Vaitape (Bora Bora)	Thu 11:54 am	888 km	552 miles	479 nm	S
Papeete	Thu 11:54 am	1036 km	644 miles	559 nm	SSE
Kiritimati	Fri 11:54 am	1287 km	800 miles	695 nm	NNW
Rarotonga	Thu 11:54 am	1637 km	1017 miles	884 nm	SSW
Fakaofo	Fri 10:54 am	2110 km	1311 miles	1139 nm	W
Apia	Fri 10:54 am	2234 km	1388 miles	1206 nm	WSW
Alofi	Thu 10:54 am	2257 km	1402 miles	1219 nm	WSW
Nukualofa	Fri 10:54 am	2853 km	1773 miles	1541 nm	WSW
Baker Island	Thu 9:54 am	2876 km	1787 miles	1553 nm	WNW
Adamstown	Thu 1:54 pm	2963 km	1841 miles	1600 nm	SE