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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 = Friday, November 19, 2021 at 08:36:00.

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Partial Eclipse In Progress

The map shows the November 19, 2021 — Partial Lunar Eclipse in progress.
The partial eclipse is visible on the night side of Earth (darkest shade on the map), but it may be impossible or difficult to see in areas bordering twilight and daytime.
The Moon symbol reflects the progress of the eclipse. The faint grey shade on the Moon represents the Earth's penumbra (penumbral eclipse phase) and the dark red shade represents the umbra (partial or total eclipse phase).

= 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 Friday, November 19, 2021 at 08:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 32' South, Longitude: 47° 21' East

The ground speed is currently 437.21 meters/second, 1574.0 kilometres/hour, 978.0 miles/hour or 849.9 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° 14' 59.9"	16.30 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	South	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.4"	977.70 mi	West	0° 00' 34.4"	0.66 mi	South	977.67 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 28.9"	3.79 mi	East	0° 13' 38.6"	15.64 mi	South	16.09 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 08:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 05' North, Longitude: 132° 44' West

The ground speed is currently 425.18 meters/second, 1530.7 kilometres/hour, 951.1 miles/hour or 826.5 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' 32.5"	15.85 mi	West	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	North	15.85 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 34.5"	950.74 mi	West	0° 09' 24.3"	10.78 mi	North	950.35 mi
24 hours	11° 12' 14.4"	732.55 mi	East	3° 21' 19.3"	230.83 mi	North	760.57 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
Antsirabe	Fri 11:36 am	49 km	31 miles	27 nm	SW
Antananarivo	Fri 11:36 am	72 km	45 miles	39 nm	NNE
Fianarantsoa	Fri 11:36 am	214 km	133 miles	115 nm	S
Toamasina	Fri 11:36 am	265 km	165 miles	143 nm	NE
Mahajanga	Fri 11:36 am	437 km	271 miles	236 nm	NNW
Toliara	Fri 11:36 am	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	SW
Mamoudzou	Fri 11:36 am	782 km	486 miles	422 nm	NNW
Saint-Paul	Fri 12:36 pm	843 km	524 miles	455 nm	ESE
Saint-Denis	Fri 12:36 pm	859 km	534 miles	464 nm	ESE
Saint-Pierre	Fri 12:36 pm	871 km	541 miles	470 nm	ESE