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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 = Lauantai 22. Lokakuu 2022, 02:02:00.

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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 Lauantai 22. Lokakuu 2022, 02:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 60' South, Longitude: 145° 38' East

The ground speed is currently 455,42 meters/second, 1639,5 kilometres/hour, 1018,7 miles/hour or 885,3 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"	27,33 km	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0,03 km	South	27,33 km
1 hour	15° 00' 05.6"	1639,34 km	West	0° 00' 53.0"	1,63 km	South	1639,30 km
24 hours	0° 02' 12.6"	4,03 km	West	0° 21' 08.7"	38,98 km	South	39,19 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Lauantai 22. Lokakuu 2022, 02:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 58' North, Longitude: 109° 13' East

The ground speed is currently 444,85 meters/second, 1601,5 kilometres/hour, 995,1 miles/hour or 864,7 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' 33.6"	26,69 km	West	0° 00' 13.9"	0,43 km	South	26,69 km
1 hour	14° 33' 39.5"	1601,17 km	West	0° 13' 57.5"	25,73 km	South	1601,88 km
24 hours	10° 32' 44.9"	1159,68 km	East	5° 47' 24.3"	640,31 km	South	1331,04 km

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
Port Moresby	La 12.02	241 km	150 miles	130 nm	NE
Lae	La 12.02	494 km	307 miles	267 nm	NNE
Mount Hagen	La 12.02	589 km	366 miles	318 nm	NNW
Cairns	La 12.02	656 km	408 miles	354 nm	S
Jayapura	La 11.02	1082 km	672 miles	584 nm	NNW
Honiara	La 13.02	1578 km	981 miles	852 nm	E
Darwin	La 11.32	1620 km	1007 miles	875 nm	W
Manokwari	La 11.02	1701 km	1057 miles	918 nm	NW
Alice Springs	La 11.32	1878 km	1167 miles	1014 nm	SW
Brisbane	La 12.02	1981 km	1231 miles	1070 nm	SSE