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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 28, 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 Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 01:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 08' South, Longitude: 158° 57' East

The ground speed is currently 451.80 meters/second, 1626.5 kilometres/hour, 1010.7 miles/hour or 878.2 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' 00.0"	16.84 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.84 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.9"	1010.50 mi	West	0° 00' 50.2"	0.96 mi	South	1010.47 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 06.1"	1.24 mi	West	0° 19' 58.4"	22.88 mi	South	22.92 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, October 28, 2021 at 01:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 08' North, Longitude: 65° 11' East

The ground speed is currently 405.85 meters/second, 1461.1 kilometres/hour, 907.9 miles/hour or 788.9 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"	15.13 mi	West	0° 00' 04.2"	0.08 mi	South	15.13 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 18.2"	907.42 mi	West	0° 04' 16.5"	4.91 mi	South	907.70 mi
24 hours	12° 11' 53.8"	764.10 mi	East	2° 16' 53.5"	157.02 mi	South	786.81 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	Thu 12:08 pm	424 km	263 miles	229 nm	NNE
Gizo	Thu 12:08 pm	602 km	374 miles	325 nm	NNW
Arawa	Thu 12:08 pm	849 km	528 miles	459 nm	NNW
Luganville	Thu 12:08 pm	925 km	575 miles	500 nm	ESE
Port Vila	Thu 12:08 pm	1127 km	700 miles	608 nm	ESE
Noumea	Thu 12:08 pm	1286 km	799 miles	694 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Thu 11:08 am	1347 km	837 miles	727 nm	WNW
Cairns	Thu 11:08 am	1477 km	918 miles	798 nm	WSW
Yaren	Thu 1:08 pm	1646 km	1023 miles	889 nm	NNE
Brisbane	Thu 11:08 am	1703 km	1058 miles	919 nm	SSW