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 = Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 23:06:00.
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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 Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 23:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 428.05 meters/second, 1541.0 kilometres/hour, 957.5 miles/hour or 832.1 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 59.9" | 15.96 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.2" | 0.00 mi | North | 15.96 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 53.1" | 957.12 mi | West | 0° 00' 15.0" | 0.29 mi | North | 957.11 mi |
24 hours | 0° 02' 47.1" | 2.96 mi | East | 0° 05' 47.5" | 6.64 mi | North | 7.27 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 23:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 398.72 meters/second, 1435.4 kilometres/hour, 891.9 miles/hour or 775.0 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 22.3" | 14.86 mi | West | 0° 00' 06.0" | 0.12 mi | North | 14.87 mi |
1 hour | 14° 22' 18.7" | 891.46 mi | West | 0° 06' 12.5" | 7.12 mi | North | 891.89 mi |
24 hours | 14° 40' 04.3" | 909.80 mi | East | 3° 17' 04.8" | 226.08 mi | North | 949.40 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 | ||
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Honolulu | Tue 1:06 pm | 937 km | 582 miles | 506 nm | ![]() |
Midway | Tue 12:06 pm | 1224 km | 761 miles | 661 nm | ![]() |
Kiritimati | Wed 1:06 pm | 2522 km | 1567 miles | 1362 nm | ![]() |
Baker Island | Tue 11:06 am | 2701 km | 1678 miles | 1459 nm | ![]() |
Wake Island | Wed 11:06 am | 2782 km | 1729 miles | 1502 nm | ![]() |
Majuro | Wed 11:06 am | 2906 km | 1806 miles | 1569 nm | ![]() |
Tarawa | Wed 11:06 am | 3211 km | 1995 miles | 1734 nm | ![]() |
Adak * | Tue 2:06 pm | 3345 km | 2079 miles | 1806 nm | ![]() |
Unalaska * | Tue 3:06 pm | 3460 km | 2150 miles | 1868 nm | ![]() |
Fakaofo | Wed 12:06 pm | 3579 km | 2224 miles | 1933 nm | ![]() |
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