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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 = Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 12:00:00.

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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 Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 12:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 43' South, Longitude: 3° 14' West

The ground speed is currently 460.76 meters/second, 1658.7 kilometres/hour, 1030.7 miles/hour or 895.6 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"	17.18 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	South	17.18 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.9"	1030.65 mi	West	0° 00' 56.8"	1.08 mi	South	1030.64 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 54.3"	4.47 mi	West	0° 22' 39.7"	25.96 mi	South	26.34 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 12:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 04' South, Longitude: 31° 51' East

The ground speed is currently 413.49 meters/second, 1488.6 kilometres/hour, 924.9 miles/hour or 803.8 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' 25.2"	15.42 mi	West	0° 00' 06.5"	0.13 mi	South	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 14.6"	924.57 mi	West	0° 06' 31.7"	7.49 mi	South	924.24 mi
24 hours	13° 53' 16.3"	890.43 mi	East	1° 54' 49.2"	131.69 mi	South	893.98 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
Jamestown	Sun 12:00 noon	1055 km	655 miles	569 nm	SSW
Abidjan	Sun 12:00 noon	1333 km	828 miles	720 nm	N
São Tomé	Sun 12:00 noon	1354 km	841 miles	731 nm	NE
Accra	Sun 12:00 noon	1396 km	868 miles	754 nm	NNE
Lomé	Sun 12:00 noon	1504 km	934 miles	812 nm	NNE
Yamoussoukro	Sun 12:00 noon	1513 km	940 miles	817 nm	N
Porto Novo	Sun 1:00 pm	1598 km	993 miles	863 nm	NNE
Libreville	Sun 1:00 pm	1614 km	1003 miles	872 nm	ENE
Lagos	Sun 1:00 pm	1629 km	1012 miles	880 nm	NNE
Monrovia	Sun 12:00 noon	1668 km	1036 miles	900 nm	NNW