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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, January 11, 2021 at 16:12:00. London local time = Monday, January 11, 2021 at 4:12:00 pm.

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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 Monday, January 11, 2021 at 16:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 42' South, Longitude: 60° 58' West

The ground speed is currently 431.06 meters/second, 1551.8 kilometres/hour, 964.3 miles/hour or 837.9 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"	16.07 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	North	16.07 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 45.3"	963.88 mi	West	0° 00' 24.1"	0.46 mi	North	963.90 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 46.6"	6.19 mi	East	0° 09' 52.6"	11.32 mi	North	12.91 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, January 11, 2021 at 16:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 24° 30' South, Longitude: 82° 39' West

The ground speed is currently 405.10 meters/second, 1458.3 kilometres/hour, 906.2 miles/hour or 787.4 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' 23.2"	15.10 mi	West	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	South	15.10 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 18.9"	905.75 mi	West	0° 02' 39.5"	3.05 mi	South	905.60 mi
24 hours	14° 38' 28.4"	921.64 mi	East	0° 16' 50.5"	19.32 mi	South	920.81 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
Fuerte Olimpo *	Mon 1:12 pm	330 km	205 miles	178 nm	ENE
Santa Cruz	Mon 12:12 pm	491 km	305 miles	265 nm	NNW
Asuncion *	Mon 1:12 pm	524 km	325 miles	283 nm	SE
Sucre	Mon 12:12 pm	536 km	333 miles	289 nm	WNW
Pedro Juan Caballero *	Mon 1:12 pm	549 km	341 miles	296 nm	E
Salta	Mon 1:12 pm	569 km	353 miles	307 nm	SW
San Ignacio de Velasco	Mon 12:12 pm	588 km	366 miles	318 nm	N
Tucumán	Mon 1:12 pm	713 km	443 miles	385 nm	SW
Cochabamba	Mon 12:12 pm	723 km	449 miles	390 nm	NW
Ciudad del Este *	Mon 1:12 pm	775 km	481 miles	418 nm	SE