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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 16:12:00. London local time = Monday, December 14, 2020 at 4:12:00 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 16:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 16' South, Longitude: 64° 15' West

The ground speed is currently 426.21 meters/second, 1534.4 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° 14' 59.7"	15.89 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	South	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.8"	952.99 mi	West	0° 00' 07.9"	0.15 mi	South	952.98 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 15.7"	7.70 mi	East	0° 02' 55.2"	3.35 mi	South	8.39 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 16:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 33' South, Longitude: 64° 21' West

The ground speed is currently 407.87 meters/second, 1468.3 kilometres/hour, 912.4 miles/hour or 792.8 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' 22.7"	15.21 mi	West	0° 00' 05.2"	0.10 mi	South	15.21 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 48.1"	911.96 mi	West	0° 05' 12.2"	5.97 mi	South	911.68 mi
24 hours	14° 55' 07.4"	946.10 mi	East	1° 16' 43.6"	88.01 mi	South	945.51 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
Jujuy	Mon 1:12 pm	173 km	107 miles	93 nm	SW
Tarija	Mon 12:12 pm	197 km	123 miles	107 nm	NNW
Salta	Mon 1:12 pm	206 km	128 miles	111 nm	SW
Tucumán	Mon 1:12 pm	406 km	252 miles	219 nm	SSW
Sucre	Mon 12:12 pm	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	NNW
Santa Cruz	Mon 12:12 pm	616 km	383 miles	333 nm	N
Antofagasta *	Mon 1:12 pm	629 km	391 miles	340 nm	W
Cochabamba	Mon 12:12 pm	679 km	422 miles	367 nm	NNW
Fuerte Olimpo *	Mon 1:12 pm	703 km	437 miles	380 nm	ENE
Asuncion *	Mon 1:12 pm	708 km	440 miles	382 nm	ESE