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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 = Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 19:32:00.

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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 Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 19:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 11' South, Longitude: 115° 31' West

The ground speed is currently 429.61 meters/second, 1546.6 kilometres/hour, 961.0 miles/hour or 835.1 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' 59.7"	16.02 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 45.1"	960.61 mi	West	0° 00' 20.5"	0.39 mi	South	960.59 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 01.5"	6.44 mi	East	0° 08' 01.5"	9.20 mi	South	11.23 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 19:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 30' North, Longitude: 14° 51' East

The ground speed is currently 447.21 meters/second, 1609.9 kilometres/hour, 1000.4 miles/hour or 869.3 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
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 33.1"	16.67 mi	West	0° 00' 14.5"	0.28 mi	North	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 12.3"	1000.19 mi	West	0° 14' 37.8"	16.75 mi	North	1000.09 mi
24 hours	10° 47' 32.4"	741.72 mi	East	5° 38' 12.0"	387.39 mi	North	832.05 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
Easter Island *	Sat 2:32 pm	829 km	515 miles	448 nm	SE
Adamstown	Sat 11:32 am	1521 km	945 miles	821 nm	WSW
Papeete	Sat 9:32 am	3595 km	2234 miles	1941 nm	W
Galapagos Islands	Sat 1:32 pm	3664 km	2277 miles	1979 nm	NE
Lima	Sat 2:32 pm	4233 km	2630 miles	2285 nm	E
Santiago *	Sat 4:32 pm	4557 km	2831 miles	2460 nm	ESE
Rarotonga	Sat 9:32 am	4564 km	2836 miles	2464 nm	W
Quito	Sat 2:32 pm	4689 km	2914 miles	2532 nm	ENE
Guatemala City	Sat 1:32 pm	4898 km	3044 miles	2645 nm	NE
San Salvador	Sat 1:32 pm	4899 km	3044 miles	2645 nm	NE