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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 = Thursday, November 11, 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 Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 15:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 36' South, Longitude: 62° 29' West

The ground speed is currently 442.22 meters/second, 1592.0 kilometres/hour, 989.2 miles/hour or 859.6 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' 59.9"	16.49 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	South	16.49 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.4"	988.95 mi	West	0° 00' 40.9"	0.78 mi	South	988.92 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 53.6"	2.08 mi	East	0° 16' 12.1"	18.57 mi	South	18.69 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, November 11, 2021 at 15:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 23' South, Longitude: 35° 43' East

The ground speed is currently 422.52 meters/second, 1521.1 kilometres/hour, 945.1 miles/hour or 821.3 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' 28.6"	15.75 mi	West	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	North	15.75 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 44.9"	944.85 mi	West	0° 10' 30.3"	12.04 mi	North	945.43 mi
24 hours	12° 01' 05.0"	784.32 mi	East	4° 34' 05.6"	314.15 mi	North	854.26 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
Santa Cruz	Thu 11:54 am	77 km	48 miles	42 nm	WSW
San Ignacio de Velasco	Thu 11:54 am	211 km	131 miles	114 nm	NE
Sucre	Thu 11:54 am	334 km	208 miles	180 nm	WSW
Cochabamba	Thu 11:54 am	391 km	243 miles	211 nm	W
La Paz	Thu 11:54 am	614 km	381 miles	331 nm	W
Fuerte Olimpo *	Thu 12:54 pm	616 km	383 miles	332 nm	SE
Riberalta	Thu 11:54 am	825 km	513 miles	445 nm	NNW
Salta	Thu 12:54 pm	852 km	529 miles	460 nm	SSW
Pedro Juan Caballero *	Thu 12:54 pm	893 km	555 miles	482 nm	SE
Arequipa	Thu 10:54 am	973 km	605 miles	526 nm	W