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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 = Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 17:10:00.

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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 Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 17:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 18' South, Longitude: 78° 40' West

The ground speed is currently 426.09 meters/second, 1533.9 kilometres/hour, 953.1 miles/hour or 828.2 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"	15.89 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	South	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.8"	952.70 mi	West	0° 00' 06.8"	0.13 mi	South	952.69 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 15.6"	7.69 mi	East	0° 02' 33.0"	2.92 mi	South	8.23 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 17:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 25' North, Longitude: 62° 17' East

The ground speed is currently 434.25 meters/second, 1563.3 kilometres/hour, 971.4 miles/hour or 844.1 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' 33.6"	16.19 mi	West	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	North	16.19 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 43.2"	971.09 mi	West	0° 10' 56.0"	12.53 mi	North	970.75 mi
24 hours	10° 43' 37.8"	715.42 mi	East	4° 02' 48.0"	278.29 mi	North	760.59 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
Antofagasta *	Wed 2:10 pm	845 km	525 miles	456 nm	E
Lima	Wed 12:10 pm	1256 km	781 miles	678 nm	N
La Paz	Wed 1:10 pm	1334 km	829 miles	720 nm	ENE
Santiago *	Wed 2:10 pm	1370 km	851 miles	740 nm	SSE
Mendoza	Wed 2:10 pm	1434 km	891 miles	774 nm	SE
Sucre	Wed 1:10 pm	1469 km	913 miles	793 nm	ENE
Córdoba	Wed 2:10 pm	1689 km	1050 miles	912 nm	SE
Rio Branco	Wed 12:10 pm	1872 km	1163 miles	1011 nm	NE
Asuncion *	Wed 2:10 pm	2144 km	1332 miles	1157 nm	E
Buenos Aires	Wed 2:10 pm	2334 km	1450 miles	1260 nm	SE