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 = Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:30:00. UTC local time = Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:30:00 am.
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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 Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 449.61 meters/second, 1618.6 kilometres/hour, 1005.8 miles/hour or 874.0 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° 15' 00.1" | 16.76 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.8" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.76 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 05.4" | 1005.57 mi | West | 0° 00' 46.8" | 0.90 mi | North | 1005.55 mi |
24 hours | 0° 02' 06.3" | 2.35 mi | West | 0° 18' 38.7" | 21.36 mi | North | 21.49 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 423.53 meters/second, 1524.7 kilometres/hour, 947.4 miles/hour or 823.3 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 24.5" | 15.79 mi | West | 0° 00' 11.8" | 0.23 mi | South | 15.79 mi |
1 hour | 14° 24' 28.6" | 947.02 mi | West | 0° 11' 53.0" | 13.62 mi | South | 946.58 mi |
24 hours | 14° 30' 28.7" | 953.59 mi | East | 4° 05' 50.3" | 281.85 mi | South | 982.81 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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´¡²ú鳦³óé | Wed 11:30 am | 123 km | 76 miles | 66 nm | ![]() |
Fada | Wed 11:30 am | 321 km | 200 miles | 174 nm | ![]() |
Al-Fashir | Wed 12:30 pm | 384 km | 238 miles | 207 nm | ![]() |
Mongo | Wed 11:30 am | 416 km | 258 miles | 225 nm | ![]() |
Birao | Wed 11:30 am | 453 km | 282 miles | 245 nm | ![]() |
Faya-Largeau | Wed 11:30 am | 500 km | 310 miles | 270 nm | ![]() |
Moussoro | Wed 11:30 am | 586 km | 364 miles | 316 nm | ![]() |
Sarh | Wed 11:30 am | 684 km | 425 miles | 369 nm | ![]() |
N'Djamena | Wed 11:30 am | 777 km | 483 miles | 420 nm | ![]() |
Bria | Wed 11:30 am | 858 km | 533 miles | 463 nm | ![]() |
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