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 = Monday, September 11, 2023 at 21:10:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Monday, September 11, 2023 at 21:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 24' North, Longitude: 138° 21' West
The ground speed is currently 462.59 meters/second, 1665.3 kilometres/hour, 1034.8 miles/hour or 899.2 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" | 17.25 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | South | 17.25 mi |
| 1 hour | 15° 00' 13.1" | 1034.76 mi | West | 0° 00' 57.0" | 1.09 mi | South | 1034.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 0° 05' 17.1" | 6.08 mi | West | 0° 22' 53.1" | 26.21 mi | South | 26.90 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Monday, September 11, 2023 at 21:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 16' North, Longitude: 170° 01' West
The ground speed is currently 419.23 meters/second, 1509.2 kilometres/hour, 937.8 miles/hour or 814.9 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' 32.4" | 15.63 mi | West | 0° 00' 09.5" | 0.18 mi | South | 15.63 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 32' 31.1" | 937.43 mi | West | 0° 09' 37.8" | 11.04 mi | South | 938.00 mi |
| 24 hours | 10° 42' 02.6" | 689.92 mi | East | 4° 13' 29.8" | 290.60 mi | South | 757.10 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiritimati | Tue 11:10 am | 2128 km | 1322 miles | 1149 nm |  W |
| Papeete | Mon 11:10 am | 2721 km | 1691 miles | 1469 nm |  SSW |
| Honolulu | Mon 11:10 am | 2819 km | 1751 miles | 1522 nm |  NW |
| Adamstown | Mon 1:10 pm | 3380 km | 2100 miles | 1825 nm |  SSE |
| Rarotonga | Mon 11:10 am | 3675 km | 2284 miles | 1984 nm |  SW |
| Los Angeles * | Mon 2:10 pm | 3886 km | 2415 miles | 2098 nm |  NNE |
| Fakaofo | Tue 10:10 am | 3950 km | 2454 miles | 2133 nm |  WSW |
| Hermosillo | Mon 2:10 pm | 3977 km | 2471 miles | 2147 nm |  NE |
| San Francisco * | Mon 2:10 pm | 4036 km | 2508 miles | 2179 nm | NNE |
| Apia | Tue 10:10 am | 4206 km | 2614 miles | 2271 nm | WSW |
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