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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, July 11, 2020 at 14:44:00.

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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, July 11, 2020 at 14:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 59' North, Longitude: 39° 36' West

The ground speed is currently 430.27 meters/second, 1549.0 kilometres/hour, 962.5 miles/hour or 836.4 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"	16.04 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	16.04 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.2"	962.11 mi	West	0° 00' 20.7"	0.40 mi	South	962.13 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 50.8"	1.98 mi	East	0° 08' 28.8"	9.73 mi	South	9.92 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, July 11, 2020 at 14:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 53' South, Longitude: 144° 30' West

The ground speed is currently 450.54 meters/second, 1621.9 kilometres/hour, 1007.8 miles/hour or 875.8 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"	16.80 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	North	16.80 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 14.4"	1007.74 mi	West	0° 12' 03.8"	13.82 mi	North	1007.92 mi
24 hours	9° 51' 09.7"	680.66 mi	East	4° 49' 57.9"	332.05 mi	North	757.91 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
Praia	Sat 1:44 pm	1869 km	1161 miles	1009 nm	ESE
Ponta Delgada *	Sat 2:44 pm	2199 km	1367 miles	1188 nm	NE
Cayenne	Sat 11:44 am	2333 km	1450 miles	1260 nm	SW
Bridgetown	Sat 10:44 am	2339 km	1453 miles	1263 nm	WSW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Sat 10:44 am	2394 km	1487 miles	1292 nm	W
Fort-de-France	Sat 10:44 am	2410 km	1497 miles	1301 nm	WSW
Roseau	Sat 10:44 am	2413 km	1499 miles	1303 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Sat 10:44 am	2420 km	1504 miles	1307 nm	WSW
Castries	Sat 10:44 am	2428 km	1509 miles	1311 nm	WSW
Paramaribo	Sat 11:44 am	2451 km	1523 miles	1323 nm	SW