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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 = Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 06:56:00.

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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 Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 06:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 22' South, Longitude: 78° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 437.66 meters/second, 1575.6 kilometres/hour, 979.0 miles/hour or 850.7 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° 14' 59.7"	16.32 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.32 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 50.5"	978.71 mi	West	0° 00' 35.4"	0.68 mi	North	978.74 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 40.1"	3.99 mi	East	0° 14' 22.5"	16.48 mi	North	16.96 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, January 23, 2021 at 06:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 22' North, Longitude: 169° 03' West

The ground speed is currently 426.83 meters/second, 1536.6 kilometres/hour, 954.8 miles/hour or 829.7 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"	15.91 mi	West	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	North	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 18.7"	954.45 mi	West	0° 08' 46.0"	10.05 mi	North	954.10 mi
24 hours	11° 23' 49.2"	748.29 mi	East	3° 07' 50.5"	215.35 mi	North	771.77 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
Diego Garcia	Sat 12:56 pm	1512 km	940 miles	817 nm	NNW
Amsterdam Island	Sat 11:56 am	2047 km	1272 miles	1105 nm	S
Port Louis	Sat 10:56 am	2250 km	1398 miles	1215 nm	W
Saint-Denis	Sat 10:56 am	2462 km	1530 miles	1330 nm	W
Male	Sat 11:56 am	2672 km	1660 miles	1443 nm	NNW
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Sat 12:26 pm	2906 km	1806 miles	1569 nm	N
Victoria	Sat 10:56 am	3029 km	1882 miles	1636 nm	WNW
Antananarivo	Sat 9:56 am	3303 km	2053 miles	1784 nm	W
Jakarta	Sat 1:56 pm	3351 km	2082 miles	1810 nm	ENE
Port-aux-Francais	Sat 11:56 am	3416 km	2123 miles	1845 nm	S