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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, January 22, 2021 at 16:56:00.

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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, January 22, 2021 at 16:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 30' South, Longitude: 71° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 437.29 meters/second, 1574.2 kilometres/hour, 978.2 miles/hour or 850.0 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"	16.30 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 50.3"	977.88 mi	West	0° 00' 35.0"	0.67 mi	North	977.91 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 47.2"	4.12 mi	East	0° 14' 10.1"	16.24 mi	North	16.76 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, January 22, 2021 at 16:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 12' North, Longitude: 34° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 432.30 meters/second, 1556.3 kilometres/hour, 967.0 miles/hour or 840.3 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' 33.1"	16.12 mi	West	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	North	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 11.8"	966.74 mi	West	0° 09' 44.1"	11.16 mi	North	966.40 mi
24 hours	11° 00' 49.2"	731.67 mi	East	3° 34' 20.9"	245.69 mi	North	765.08 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
Iquique *	Fri 1:56 pm	124 km	77 miles	67 nm	SE
Arica *	Fri 1:56 pm	139 km	86 miles	75 nm	NE
Arequipa	Fri 11:56 am	348 km	216 miles	188 nm	N
La Paz	Fri 12:56 pm	455 km	283 miles	246 nm	NE
Antofagasta *	Fri 1:56 pm	463 km	288 miles	250 nm	S
Cochabamba	Fri 12:56 pm	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	ENE
Sucre	Fri 12:56 pm	613 km	381 miles	331 nm	E
Machu Picchu Pueblo	Fri 11:56 am	719 km	447 miles	388 nm	NNW
Salta	Fri 1:56 pm	826 km	513 miles	446 nm	SE
Santa Cruz	Fri 12:56 pm	854 km	531 miles	461 nm	ENE