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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 27, 2021 at 01:08:00.

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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 27, 2021 at 01:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 48' South, Longitude: 158° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 452.41 meters/second, 1628.7 kilometres/hour, 1012.0 miles/hour or 879.4 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"	16.87 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.87 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.4"	1011.88 mi	West	0° 00' 50.7"	0.97 mi	South	1011.85 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 17.8"	1.46 mi	West	0° 20' 10.6"	23.12 mi	South	23.16 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 01:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 12' North, Longitude: 52° 52' East

The ground speed is currently 402.18 meters/second, 1447.9 kilometres/hour, 899.7 miles/hour or 781.8 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' 29.1"	14.99 mi	West	0° 00' 01.1"	0.02 mi	South	14.99 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 11.8"	899.18 mi	West	0° 01' 12.9"	1.39 mi	South	899.26 mi
24 hours	12° 18' 52.8"	764.48 mi	East	1° 04' 27.4"	73.95 mi	South	771.50 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
Honiara	Wed 12:08 pm	387 km	241 miles	209 nm	NNE
Gizo	Wed 12:08 pm	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	NNW
Arawa	Wed 12:08 pm	817 km	508 miles	441 nm	NNW
Luganville	Wed 12:08 pm	935 km	581 miles	505 nm	ESE
Port Vila	Wed 12:08 pm	1142 km	710 miles	617 nm	ESE
Noumea	Wed 12:08 pm	1314 km	817 miles	710 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Wed 11:08 am	1339 km	832 miles	723 nm	WNW
Cairns	Wed 11:08 am	1491 km	927 miles	805 nm	WSW
Yaren	Wed 1:08 pm	1614 km	1003 miles	872 nm	NNE
Brisbane	Wed 11:08 am	1739 km	1080 miles	939 nm	SSW