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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 = Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 08:38:00.

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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 Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 08:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 15' South, Longitude: 53° 12' East

The ground speed is currently 435.23 meters/second, 1566.8 kilometres/hour, 973.6 miles/hour or 846.0 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"	16.23 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.23 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 48.6"	973.26 mi	West	0° 00' 31.9"	0.61 mi	North	973.29 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 26.4"	4.81 mi	East	0° 12' 56.4"	14.84 mi	North	15.60 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, January 19, 2021 at 08:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 44' North, Longitude: 125° 16' East

The ground speed is currently 451.06 meters/second, 1623.8 kilometres/hour, 1009.0 miles/hour or 876.8 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' 35.1"	16.81 mi	West	0° 00' 12.6"	0.24 mi	North	16.82 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 12.8"	1008.90 mi	West	0° 12' 38.7"	14.48 mi	North	1008.98 mi
24 hours	9° 53' 13.1"	683.83 mi	East	4° 59' 06.8"	342.54 mi	North	763.71 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
Saint-Paul	Tue 12:38 pm	232 km	144 miles	125 nm	ESE
Saint-Denis	Tue 12:38 pm	245 km	152 miles	132 nm	ESE
Saint-Pierre	Tue 12:38 pm	266 km	165 miles	144 nm	ESE
Port Louis	Tue 12:38 pm	450 km	279 miles	243 nm	E
Toamasina	Tue 11:38 am	462 km	287 miles	249 nm	WNW
Antananarivo	Tue 11:38 am	613 km	381 miles	331 nm	WNW
Antsirabe	Tue 11:38 am	646 km	401 miles	349 nm	W
Fianarantsoa	Tue 11:38 am	649 km	404 miles	351 nm	WSW
Moroni	Tue 11:38 am	1423 km	884 miles	769 nm	NW
Victoria	Tue 12:38 pm	1747 km	1085 miles	943 nm	N