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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 = Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:30:00. UTC local time = Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:30:00 am.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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 Latitude: 14°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;18'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;North, Longitude: 21°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;52'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;East

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:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.1"16.76 miWest0° 00' 00.8"0.01 miNorth16.76 mi
1 hour15° 00' 05.4"1005.57 miWest0° 00' 46.8"0.90 miNorth1005.55 mi
24 hours0° 02' 06.3"2.35 miWest0° 18' 38.7"21.36 miNorth21.49 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 at 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;10'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;South, Longitude: 139°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;24'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;West

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:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 24.5"15.79 miWest0° 00' 11.8"0.23 miSouth15.79 mi
1 hour14° 24' 28.6"947.02 miWest0° 11' 53.0"13.62 miSouth946.58 mi
24 hours14° 30' 28.7"953.59 miEast4° 05' 50.3"281.85 miSouth982.81 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
´¡²ú鳦³óéWed 11:30 am123 km76 miles66 nmWest-southwest WSW
FadaWed 11:30 am321 km200 miles174 nmNorth N
Al-FashirWed 12:30 pm384 km238 miles207 nmEast E
MongoWed 11:30 am416 km258 miles225 nmSouthwest SW
BiraoWed 11:30 am453 km282 miles245 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Faya-LargeauWed 11:30 am500 km310 miles270 nmNorthwest NW
MoussoroWed 11:30 am586 km364 miles316 nmWest W
SarhWed 11:30 am684 km425 miles369 nmSouthwest SW
N'DjamenaWed 11:30 am777 km483 miles420 nmWest-southwest WSW
BriaWed 11:30 am858 km533 miles463 nmSouth S

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