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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 = Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 16:06:00.

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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 Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 16:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 40' South, Longitude: 65° 31' West

The ground speed is currently 452.64 meters/second, 1629.5 kilometres/hour, 1012.5 miles/hour or 879.9 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"	16.88 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.88 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.5"	1012.39 mi	West	0° 00' 50.9"	0.97 mi	South	1012.36 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 22.0"	1.54 mi	West	0° 20' 15.1"	23.20 mi	South	23.25 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 16:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 17' North, Longitude: 176° 15' West

The ground speed is currently 401.92 meters/second, 1446.9 kilometres/hour, 899.1 miles/hour or 781.3 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' 29.3"	14.98 mi	West	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	North	14.98 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 16.6"	898.60 mi	West	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	South	898.60 mi
24 hours	12° 18' 59.9"	764.04 mi	East	0° 36' 44.8"	42.16 mi	South	767.19 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
Riberalta	Tue 12:06 pm	193 km	120 miles	104 nm	NNW
Trinidad	Tue 12:06 pm	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	SSE
Rio Branco	Tue 11:06 am	390 km	242 miles	211 nm	NW
Cobija	Tue 12:06 pm	398 km	247 miles	215 nm	WNW
Porto Velho	Tue 12:06 pm	469 km	292 miles	253 nm	NNE
La Paz	Tue 12:06 pm	509 km	316 miles	275 nm	SSW
Cochabamba	Tue 12:06 pm	527 km	328 miles	285 nm	S
Santa Cruz	Tue 12:06 pm	619 km	385 miles	334 nm	SSE
San Ignacio de Velasco	Tue 12:06 pm	640 km	397 miles	345 nm	SE
Sucre	Tue 12:06 pm	705 km	438 miles	381 nm	S