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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 05:52:00.

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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 05:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 31' South, Longitude: 88° 21' East

The ground speed is currently 437.28 meters/second, 1574.2 kilometres/hour, 978.2 miles/hour or 850.0 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' 51.6"	977.86 mi	West	0° 00' 34.6"	0.66 mi	South	977.83 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 27.5"	3.76 mi	East	0° 13' 41.0"	15.69 mi	South	16.13 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, November 19, 2021 at 05:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 39' North, Longitude: 92° 59' West

The ground speed is currently 426.35 meters/second, 1534.9 kilometres/hour, 953.7 miles/hour or 828.8 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' 32.6"	15.89 mi	West	0° 00' 09.7"	0.18 mi	North	15.90 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 42.6"	953.36 mi	West	0° 09' 37.8"	11.04 mi	North	952.97 mi
24 hours	11° 08' 54.6"	730.81 mi	East	3° 27' 14.8"	237.61 mi	North	760.97 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
Diego Garcia	Fri 11:52 am	2190 km	1360 miles	1182 nm	NW
Amsterdam Island	Fri 10:52 am	2280 km	1417 miles	1231 nm	SSW
Jakarta	Fri 12:52 pm	2487 km	1545 miles	1343 nm	NE
Bandung	Fri 12:52 pm	2505 km	1557 miles	1353 nm	ENE
Singapore	Fri 1:52 pm	2857 km	1775 miles	1543 nm	NE
Kuala Lumpur	Fri 1:52 pm	2902 km	1803 miles	1567 nm	NNE
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Fri 11:22 am	3063 km	1903 miles	1654 nm	NNW
Perth	Fri 1:52 pm	3073 km	1909 miles	1659 nm	ESE
Male	Fri 10:52 am	3083 km	1916 miles	1665 nm	NNW
Denpasar	Fri 1:52 pm	3135 km	1948 miles	1693 nm	ENE