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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, December 14, 2020 at 17:12:00. London local time = Monday, December 14, 2020 at 5:12:00 pm.

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Total Eclipse In Progress in the Yellow or Red Shaded Areas

The map shows the December 14, 2020 — Total Solar Eclipse in progress.
The yellow, orange, and lighter red areas on the map show where a partial eclipse is visible.
The total eclipse is visible to anyone within the dark red dot in the very center of the lighter red area.

= 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, December 14, 2020 at 17:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23掳&苍产蝉辫;16'&苍产蝉辫;South, Longitude: 79掳&苍产蝉辫;15'&苍产蝉辫;West

The ground speed is currently 426.21 meters/second, 1534.3 kilometres/hour, 953.4 miles/hour or 828.5 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掳 14' 59.7"	15.89 mi	West	0掳 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	South	15.89 mi
1 hour	14掳 59' 41.8"	952.97 mi	West	0掳 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	South	952.96 mi
24 hours	0掳 07' 15.8"	7.70 mi	East	0掳 02' 54.2"	3.33 mi	South	8.39 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 17:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23掳&苍产蝉辫;38'&苍产蝉辫;South, Longitude: 78掳&苍产蝉辫;44'&苍产蝉辫;West

The ground speed is currently 407.59 meters/second, 1467.3 kilometres/hour, 911.8 miles/hour or 792.3 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掳 14' 22.7"	15.20 mi	West	0掳 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	South	15.20 mi
1 hour	14掳 22' 46.5"	911.33 mi	West	0掳 05' 02.0"	5.77 mi	South	911.06 mi
24 hours	14掳 55' 05.8"	945.44 mi	East	1掳 12' 31.3"	83.19 mi	South	944.67 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
Antofagasta *	Mon 2:12 pm	906 km	563 miles	489 nm	E
Lima	Mon 12:12 pm	1262 km	784 miles	681 nm	N
La Paz	Mon 1:12 pm	1383 km	859 miles	747 nm	ENE
Santiago *	Mon 2:12 pm	1407 km	874 miles	760 nm	SE
Sucre	Mon 1:12 pm	1526 km	948 miles	824 nm	ENE
颁贸谤诲辞产补	Mon 2:12 pm	1741 km	1082 miles	940 nm	SE
Rio Branco	Mon 12:12 pm	1908 km	1186 miles	1030 nm	NE
Asuncion *	Mon 2:12 pm	2204 km	1369 miles	1190 nm	E
Guayaquil	Mon 12:12 pm	2330 km	1448 miles	1258 nm	N
Buenos Aires	Mon 2:12 pm	2384 km	1482 miles	1288 nm	SE