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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 = 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).

= 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 Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 23:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 42' North, Longitude: 166° 49' West

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
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 Latitude: 26° 17' South, Longitude: 55° 24' East

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
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
Honolulu	Tue 1:06 pm	937 km	582 miles	506 nm	E
Midway	Tue 12:06 pm	1224 km	761 miles	661 nm	WNW
Kiritimati	Wed 1:06 pm	2522 km	1567 miles	1362 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Tue 11:06 am	2701 km	1678 miles	1459 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Wed 11:06 am	2782 km	1729 miles	1502 nm	W
Majuro	Wed 11:06 am	2906 km	1806 miles	1569 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Wed 11:06 am	3211 km	1995 miles	1734 nm	SW
Adak *	Tue 2:06 pm	3345 km	2079 miles	1806 nm	NNW
Unalaska *	Tue 3:06 pm	3460 km	2150 miles	1868 nm	N
Fakaofo	Wed 12:06 pm	3579 km	2224 miles	1933 nm	S