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.
UTC time = Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 21:42:00. London local time = Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 10:42:00 pm.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 21:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 425.73 meters/second, 1532.6 kilometres/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.5 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 59.9" | 15.87 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.0" | 0.00 mi | South | 15.87 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 51.8" | 951.89 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.0" | 0.00 mi | South | 951.89 mi |
24 hours | 0° 03' 16.8" | 3.47 mi | East | 0° 00' 12.5" | 0.24 mi | South | 3.48 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Saturday, June 20, 2020 at 21:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 411.78 meters/second, 1482.4 kilometres/hour, 921.1 miles/hour or 800.4 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' 27.7" | 15.35 mi | West | 0° 00' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | North | 15.35 mi |
1 hour | 14° 27' 42.4" | 920.71 mi | West | 0° 03' 58.7" | 4.56 mi | North | 920.50 mi |
24 hours | 13° 10' 16.7" | 838.61 mi | East | 0° 59' 45.4" | 68.54 mi | North | 838.28 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 | ||
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Honolulu | Sat 11:42 am | 1339 km | 832 miles | 723 nm | ![]() |
San Francisco * | Sat 2:42 pm | 2678 km | 1664 miles | 1446 nm | ![]() |
Kiritimati | Sun 11:42 am | 2730 km | 1696 miles | 1474 nm | ![]() |
Los Angeles * | Sat 2:42 pm | 2858 km | 1776 miles | 1543 nm | ![]() |
Las Vegas * | Sat 2:42 pm | 3196 km | 1986 miles | 1726 nm | ![]() |
Midway | Sat 10:42 am | 3274 km | 2034 miles | 1768 nm | ![]() |
Seattle * | Sat 2:42 pm | 3355 km | 2085 miles | 1812 nm | ![]() |
Phoenix | Sat 2:42 pm | 3398 km | 2112 miles | 1835 nm | ![]() |
Hermosillo | Sat 2:42 pm | 3450 km | 2144 miles | 1863 nm | ![]() |
Vancouver * | Sat 2:42 pm | 3451 km | 2144 miles | 1863 nm | ![]() |
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