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.
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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 21:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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