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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 = Sunnuntai 5. Joulukuu 2021, 06:02:00.

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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 Sunnuntai 5. Joulukuu 2021, 06:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 24' South, Longitude: 87° 09' East

The ground speed is currently 428,93 meters/second, 1544,1 kilometres/hour, 959,5 miles/hour or 833,8 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' 59.7"	25,74 km	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0,01 km	South	25,74 km
1 hour	14° 59' 44.4"	1543,50 km	West	0° 00' 18.7"	0,58 km	South	1543,47 km
24 hours	0° 06' 18.0"	10,82 km	East	0° 07' 18.0"	13,48 km	South	17,28 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunnuntai 5. Joulukuu 2021, 06:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 37' South, Longitude: 101° 23' East

The ground speed is currently 400,14 meters/second, 1440,5 kilometres/hour, 895,1 miles/hour or 777,8 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' 20.5"	24,01 km	West	0° 00' 04.2"	0,13 km	South	24,01 km
1 hour	14° 20' 26.7"	1439,75 km	West	0° 04' 06.0"	7,57 km	South	1439,36 km
24 hours	15° 50' 46.9"	1590,73 km	East	0° 41' 56.0"	77,43 km	South	1587,92 km

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
Amsterdam Island	Su 11.02	1938 km	1204 miles	1047 nm	SSW
Diego Garcia	Su 12.02	2300 km	1429 miles	1242 nm	NW
Jakarta	Su 13.02	2775 km	1724 miles	1498 nm	NE
Perth	Su 14.02	3024 km	1879 miles	1633 nm	ESE
Port Louis	Su 10.02	3082 km	1915 miles	1664 nm	W
Singapore	Su 14.02	3186 km	1980 miles	1720 nm	NE
Kuala Lumpur	Su 14.02	3240 km	2013 miles	1749 nm	NNE
Saint-Denis	Su 10.02	3280 km	2038 miles	1771 nm	W
Male	Su 11.02	3293 km	2046 miles	1778 nm	NNW
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Su 11.32	3334 km	2072 miles	1800 nm	NNW