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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, April 22, 2021 at 00:12:00.

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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, April 22, 2021 at 00:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 12' North, Longitude: 176° 39' East

The ground speed is currently 453.48 meters/second, 1632.5 kilometres/hour, 1014.4 miles/hour or 881.5 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° 15' 00.1"	16.91 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.91 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.3"	1014.27 mi	West	0° 00' 50.4"	0.96 mi	North	1014.24 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 53.0"	3.25 mi	West	0° 20' 04.1"	22.99 mi	North	23.22 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 00:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 35' North, Longitude: 66° 32' West

The ground speed is currently 424.70 meters/second, 1528.9 kilometres/hour, 950.0 miles/hour or 825.5 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' 28.9"	15.83 mi	West	0° 00' 10.2"	0.19 mi	South	15.83 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 01.7"	949.70 mi	West	0° 10' 15.5"	11.76 mi	South	950.25 mi
24 hours	12° 18' 19.2"	806.92 mi	East	4° 35' 35.4"	315.84 mi	South	875.78 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
Majuro	Thu 12:12 pm	808 km	502 miles	437 nm	SW
Tarawa	Thu 12:12 pm	1259 km	782 miles	680 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Thu 12:12 pm	1327 km	824 miles	716 nm	NW
Baker Island	Wed 12:12 pm	1530 km	951 miles	826 nm	SSE
Yaren	Thu 12:12 pm	1773 km	1102 miles	957 nm	SW
Midway	Wed 1:12 pm	1878 km	1167 miles	1014 nm	NNE
Palikir	Thu 11:12 am	2111 km	1312 miles	1140 nm	WSW
Funafuti	Thu 12:12 pm	2309 km	1435 miles	1247 nm	S
Fakaofo	Thu 1:12 pm	2738 km	1701 miles	1478 nm	SSE
Honolulu	Wed 2:12 pm	2894 km	1798 miles	1563 nm	ENE