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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, December 24, 2021 at 12:46:00.

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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, December 24, 2021 at 12:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 24' South, Longitude: 11° 35' West

The ground speed is currently 425.74 meters/second, 1532.7 kilometres/hour, 952.4 miles/hour or 827.6 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"	15.87 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	North	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.4"	951.93 mi	West	0° 00' 03.3"	0.07 mi	North	951.94 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 25.8"	7.87 mi	East	0° 01' 35.3"	1.82 mi	North	8.07 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, December 24, 2021 at 12:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 31' North, Longitude: 128° 35' West

The ground speed is currently 433.26 meters/second, 1559.7 kilometres/hour, 969.2 miles/hour or 842.2 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' 32.2"	16.15 mi	West	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	South	16.15 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 13.2"	968.91 mi	West	0° 11' 32.4"	13.22 mi	South	969.45 mi
24 hours	10° 59' 24.9"	732.58 mi	East	4° 56' 41.0"	339.92 mi	South	814.68 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
Jamestown	Fri 12:46 pm	1031 km	641 miles	557 nm	NE
Windhoek	Fri 2:46 pm	2935 km	1824 miles	1585 nm	E
Luanda	Fri 1:46 pm	3096 km	1924 miles	1672 nm	ENE
Cape Town	Fri 2:46 pm	3141 km	1952 miles	1696 nm	ESE
Rio de Janeiro	Fri 9:46 am	3230 km	2007 miles	1744 nm	W
Abidjan	Fri 12:46 pm	3282 km	2039 miles	1772 nm	NNE
Monrovia	Fri 12:46 pm	3289 km	2044 miles	1776 nm	N
São Tomé	Fri 12:46 pm	3290 km	2044 miles	1776 nm	NE
Yamoussoukro	Fri 12:46 pm	3413 km	2121 miles	1843 nm	NNE
Accra	Fri 12:46 pm	3433 km	2133 miles	1854 nm	NNE