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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 = Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 01:34:00.

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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 Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 01:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 03' South, Longitude: 159° 59' East

The ground speed is currently 445.84 meters/second, 1605.0 kilometres/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.7 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"	16.62 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.7"	997.11 mi	West	0° 00' 45.2"	0.86 mi	North	997.14 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 10.5"	1.30 mi	East	0° 18' 14.1"	20.90 mi	North	20.94 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, February 5, 2023 at 01:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 00' North, Longitude: 26° 21' West

The ground speed is currently 413.65 meters/second, 1489.1 kilometres/hour, 925.3 miles/hour or 804.1 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' 31.5"	15.42 mi	West	0° 00' 07.9"	0.15 mi	South	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 30.3"	924.91 mi	West	0° 07' 59.5"	9.17 mi	South	925.41 mi
24 hours	11° 07' 57.5"	709.01 mi	East	3° 38' 07.7"	250.11 mi	South	760.32 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
Honiara	Sun 12:34 pm	732 km	455 miles	395 nm	N
Luganville	Sun 12:34 pm	773 km	480 miles	417 nm	E
Port Vila	Sun 12:34 pm	908 km	564 miles	490 nm	ESE
Gizo	Sun 12:34 pm	943 km	586 miles	509 nm	NNW
Noumea	Sun 12:34 pm	968 km	601 miles	523 nm	SE
Brisbane	Sun 11:34 am	1454 km	904 miles	785 nm	SSW
Cairns	Sun 11:34 am	1519 km	944 miles	820 nm	W
Port Moresby	Sun 11:34 am	1568 km	974 miles	847 nm	WNW
Yaren	Sun 1:34 pm	1876 km	1166 miles	1013 nm	NNE
Suva	Sun 1:34 pm	1976 km	1228 miles	1067 nm	E