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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, October 15, 2021 at 03:54:00.

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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, October 15, 2021 at 03:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 35' South, Longitude: 117° 57' East

The ground speed is currently 458.75 meters/second, 1651.5 kilometres/hour, 1026.2 miles/hour or 891.7 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° 15' 00.1"	17.10 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	South	17.10 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.3"	1026.12 mi	West	0° 00' 55.4"	1.06 mi	South	1026.10 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.6"	3.74 mi	West	0° 22' 06.5"	25.32 mi	South	25.60 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, October 15, 2021 at 03:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 20' South, Longitude: 120° 47' West

The ground speed is currently 419.88 meters/second, 1511.6 kilometres/hour, 939.3 miles/hour or 816.2 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' 28.4"	15.65 mi	West	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	North	15.65 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 27.8"	938.94 mi	West	0° 09' 45.3"	11.18 mi	North	939.50 mi
24 hours	12° 10' 51.0"	790.23 mi	East	4° 19' 12.4"	297.12 mi	North	853.79 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
Raba	Fri 11:54 am	77 km	48 miles	41 nm	E
Mataram	Fri 11:54 am	204 km	127 miles	110 nm	W
Denpasar	Fri 11:54 am	301 km	187 miles	163 nm	W
Singaraja	Fri 11:54 am	320 km	199 miles	173 nm	W
Ende	Fri 11:54 am	408 km	253 miles	220 nm	E
Makassar	Fri 11:54 am	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	NNE
Malang	Fri 10:54 am	590 km	367 miles	318 nm	W
Surabaya	Fri 10:54 am	592 km	368 miles	320 nm	WNW
Kupang	Fri 11:54 am	643 km	399 miles	347 nm	ESE
Kediri	Fri 10:54 am	661 km	411 miles	357 nm	W