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 = Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 03:14:00.
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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 Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 03:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 445.22 meters/second, 1602.8 kilometres/hour, 995.9 miles/hour or 865.4 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" | 16.60 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.7" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.60 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 56.3" | 995.69 mi | West | 0° 00' 44.5" | 0.85 mi | North | 995.72 mi |
24 hours | 0° 01' 21.8" | 1.51 mi | East | 0° 17' 58.7" | 20.60 mi | North | 20.66 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 03:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 405.04 meters/second, 1458.1 kilometres/hour, 906.0 miles/hour or 787.3 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' 30.2" | 15.10 mi | West | 0° 00' 05.5" | 0.10 mi | South | 15.10 mi |
1 hour | 14° 30' 18.2" | 905.60 mi | West | 0° 05' 32.6" | 6.36 mi | South | 905.97 mi |
24 hours | 11° 38' 12.2" | 726.65 mi | East | 2° 43' 58.6" | 188.09 mi | South | 758.28 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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Tennant Creek | Sat 12:44 pm | 377 km | 234 miles | 203 nm | ![]() |
Darwin | Sat 12:44 pm | 616 km | 383 miles | 333 nm | ![]() |
Alice Springs | Sat 12:44 pm | 824 km | 512 miles | 445 nm | ![]() |
Cairns | Sat 1:14 pm | 1156 km | 718 miles | 624 nm | ![]() |
Dili | Sat 12:14 pm | 1333 km | 828 miles | 720 nm | ![]() |
Port Moresby | Sat 1:14 pm | 1529 km | 950 miles | 825 nm | ![]() |
Jayapura | Sat 12:14 pm | 1650 km | 1025 miles | 891 nm | ![]() |
Manokwari | Sat 12:14 pm | 1713 km | 1064 miles | 925 nm | ![]() |
Eucla | Sat 11:59 am | 1808 km | 1123 miles | 976 nm | ![]() |
Adelaide * | Sat 1:44 pm | 2092 km | 1300 miles | 1130 nm | ![]() |
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