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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 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).

= 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 17:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 38' South, Longitude: 91° 38' West

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
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 Latitude: 20° 29' North, Longitude: 92° 32' East

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
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
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