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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 = Monday, October 21, 2024 at 21:06:00.

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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 Monday, October 21, 2024 at 21:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 06' South, Longitude: 140° 23' West

The ground speed is currently 455.25 meters/second, 1638.9 kilometres/hour, 1018.4 miles/hour or 884.9 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"	16.97 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	South	16.97 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.6"	1018.25 mi	West	0° 00' 52.9"	1.01 mi	South	1018.23 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 11.1"	2.47 mi	West	0° 21' 04.9"	24.15 mi	South	24.28 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, October 21, 2024 at 21:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 39' North, Longitude: 101° 34' East

The ground speed is currently 390.84 meters/second, 1407.0 kilometres/hour, 874.3 miles/hour or 759.7 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' 23.4"	14.57 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	14.57 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 30.2"	873.79 mi	West	0° 00' 35.0"	0.67 mi	North	873.75 mi
24 hours	14° 17' 43.3"	867.95 mi	East	0° 35' 39.0"	40.92 mi	South	871.34 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
Taiohae	Mon 11:36 am	252 km	157 miles	136 nm	NNE
Papeete	Mon 11:06 am	1219 km	758 miles	658 nm	SW
Adamstown	Mon 1:06 pm	1887 km	1173 miles	1019 nm	SSE
Rarotonga	Mon 11:06 am	2354 km	1463 miles	1271 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Tue 11:06 am	2363 km	1468 miles	1276 nm	NW
Alofi	Mon 10:06 am	3290 km	2044 miles	1777 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Tue 10:06 am	3381 km	2101 miles	1826 nm	W
Apia	Tue 10:06 am	3424 km	2127 miles	1849 nm	W
Easter Island *	Mon 4:06 pm	3698 km	2298 miles	1997 nm	ESE
Nuku'alofa	Tue 10:06 am	3877 km	2409 miles	2093 nm	WSW