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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, August 7, 2020 at 12:52:00.

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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, August 7, 2020 at 12:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 12' North, Longitude: 11° 34' West

The ground speed is currently 445.58 meters/second, 1604.1 kilometres/hour, 996.7 miles/hour or 866.1 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"	16.61 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	South	16.61 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.8"	996.52 mi	West	0° 00' 42.3"	0.81 mi	South	996.55 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 01.1"	2.24 mi	West	0° 17' 06.3"	19.60 mi	South	19.73 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, August 7, 2020 at 12:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 44' South, Longitude: 147° 34' West

The ground speed is currently 449.39 meters/second, 1617.8 kilometres/hour, 1005.3 miles/hour or 873.5 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' 34.9"	16.75 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	North	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 52.9"	1005.16 mi	West	0° 12' 04.3"	13.83 mi	North	1005.40 mi
24 hours	9° 56' 25.2"	685.24 mi	East	4° 51' 29.4"	333.80 mi	North	763.64 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
Tidjikja	Fri 12:52 pm	262 km	163 miles	141 nm	N
Tambacounda	Fri 12:52 pm	351 km	218 miles	189 nm	SW
Rosso	Fri 12:52 pm	454 km	282 miles	245 nm	W
Touba	Fri 12:52 pm	485 km	302 miles	262 nm	WSW
Nouakchott	Fri 12:52 pm	514 km	319 miles	277 nm	WNW
Gabú	Fri 12:52 pm	519 km	323 miles	280 nm	SSW
Farafenni	Fri 12:52 pm	522 km	324 miles	282 nm	WSW
Saint-Louis	Fri 12:52 pm	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	W
Bamako	Fri 12:52 pm	550 km	342 miles	297 nm	SE
Bafatá	Fri 12:52 pm	556 km	345 miles	300 nm	SW