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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 15:54:00.

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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 15:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 24' South, Longitude: 62° 01' West

The ground speed is currently 458.97 meters/second, 1652.3 kilometres/hour, 1026.7 miles/hour or 892.2 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"	17.11 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	South	17.11 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.5"	1026.62 mi	West	0° 00' 55.6"	1.06 mi	South	1026.60 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 20.7"	3.82 mi	West	0° 22' 10.2"	25.39 mi	South	25.68 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 15:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 08' South, Longitude: 52° 46' East

The ground speed is currently 414.22 meters/second, 1491.2 kilometres/hour, 926.6 miles/hour or 805.2 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' 27.2"	15.44 mi	West	0° 00' 08.4"	0.16 mi	North	15.44 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 17.3"	926.24 mi	West	0° 08' 25.9"	9.67 mi	North	926.75 mi
24 hours	12° 38' 09.7"	809.77 mi	East	3° 52' 04.0"	266.07 mi	North	862.26 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
Porto Velho	Thu 11:54 am	208 km	129 miles	112 nm	W
Riberalta	Thu 11:54 am	529 km	329 miles	286 nm	WSW
Manaus	Thu 11:54 am	624 km	388 miles	337 nm	NNE
Rio Branco	Thu 10:54 am	661 km	411 miles	357 nm	WSW
La Paz	Thu 11:54 am	1116 km	694 miles	603 nm	SW
Sucre	Thu 11:54 am	1228 km	763 miles	663 nm	SSW
Belém	Thu 12:54 pm	1687 km	1048 miles	911 nm	ENE
Lima	Thu 10:54 am	1694 km	1053 miles	915 nm	WSW
Georgetown	Thu 11:54 am	1735 km	1078 miles	937 nm	NNE
Brasilia	Thu 12:54 pm	1742 km	1082 miles	941 nm	ESE