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.
UTC time = Friday, November 19, 2021 at 17:52:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 17:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 436.97 meters/second, 1573.1 kilometres/hour, 977.5 miles/hour or 849.4 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 59.9" | 16.29 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | South | 16.29 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 51.2" | 977.16 mi | West | 0° 00' 34.1" | 0.65 mi | South | 977.13 mi |
24 hours | 0° 03' 33.7" | 3.87 mi | East | 0° 13' 30.4" | 15.49 mi | South | 15.96 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 17:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 421.26 meters/second, 1516.5 kilometres/hour, 942.3 miles/hour or 818.9 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 32.0" | 15.70 mi | West | 0° 00' 08.7" | 0.17 mi | North | 15.71 mi |
1 hour | 14° 32' 06.2" | 941.93 mi | West | 0° 08' 36.5" | 9.87 mi | North | 941.55 mi |
24 hours | 11° 23' 28.8" | 738.30 mi | East | 3° 00' 15.2" | 206.71 mi | North | 759.39 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 | ||
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Lima | Fri 12:52 pm | 1772 km | 1101 miles | 957 nm | ENE |
Easter Island * | Fri 12:52 pm | 1987 km | 1235 miles | 1073 nm | WSW |
Galapagos Islands | Fri 11:52 am | 2084 km | 1295 miles | 1125 nm | N |
Guayaquil | Fri 12:52 pm | 2311 km | 1436 miles | 1248 nm | NE |
La Paz | Fri 1:52 pm | 2509 km | 1559 miles | 1355 nm | E |
Quito | Fri 12:52 pm | 2580 km | 1603 miles | 1393 nm | NE |
Santiago * | Fri 2:52 pm | 2581 km | 1604 miles | 1394 nm | SE |
Sucre | Fri 1:52 pm | 2768 km | 1720 miles | 1495 nm | E |
Rio Branco | Fri 12:52 pm | 2772 km | 1722 miles | 1497 nm | ENE |
Córdoba | Fri 2:52 pm | 3040 km | 1889 miles | 1641 nm | ESE |
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