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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 15:54:00.

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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 15:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 46' South, Longitude: 62° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 458.52 meters/second, 1650.7 kilometres/hour, 1025.7 miles/hour or 891.3 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"	17.09 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	South	17.09 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.1"	1025.62 mi	West	0° 00' 55.3"	1.06 mi	South	1025.60 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 12.4"	3.66 mi	West	0° 22' 02.7"	25.25 mi	South	25.51 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, October 15, 2021 at 15:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 16' South, Longitude: 65° 25' East

The ground speed is currently 425.73 meters/second, 1532.6 kilometres/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.6 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' 29.5"	15.87 mi	West	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	North	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 36.3"	952.05 mi	West	0° 10' 52.5"	12.47 mi	North	952.63 mi
24 hours	11° 45' 14.2"	772.17 mi	East	4° 41' 39.1"	322.77 mi	North	845.68 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
Porto Velho	Fri 11:54 am	198 km	123 miles	107 nm	W
Riberalta	Fri 11:54 am	503 km	312 miles	271 nm	WSW
Rio Branco	Fri 10:54 am	645 km	401 miles	349 nm	WSW
Manaus	Fri 11:54 am	664 km	413 miles	359 nm	NNE
Santa Cruz	Fri 11:54 am	1005 km	625 miles	543 nm	S
La Paz	Fri 11:54 am	1080 km	671 miles	583 nm	SW
Sucre	Fri 11:54 am	1187 km	738 miles	641 nm	SSW
Lima	Fri 10:54 am	1678 km	1043 miles	906 nm	WSW
Belém	Fri 12:54 pm	1711 km	1063 miles	924 nm	ENE
Brasilia	Fri 12:54 pm	1728 km	1073 miles	933 nm	ESE