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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, July 2, 2022 at 16:36:00.

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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, July 2, 2022 at 16:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 60' North, Longitude: 67° 58' West

The ground speed is currently 427.12 meters/second, 1537.6 kilometres/hour, 955.4 miles/hour or 830.3 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° 14' 59.9"	15.92 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	South	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.9"	955.03 mi	West	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	South	955.04 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 47.0"	2.95 mi	East	0° 04' 49.8"	5.54 mi	South	6.28 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, July 2, 2022 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 41' North, Longitude: 25° 39' West

The ground speed is currently 423.46 meters/second, 1524.5 kilometres/hour, 947.3 miles/hour or 823.1 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' 32.2"	15.79 mi	West	0° 00' 09.7"	0.18 mi	South	15.79 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 16.1"	946.93 mi	West	0° 09' 41.9"	11.12 mi	South	947.47 mi
24 hours	10° 53' 17.5"	709.30 mi	East	4° 15' 33.4"	292.91 mi	South	775.45 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
Cockburn Town *	Sat 12:36 pm	369 km	230 miles	199 nm	WSW
Cockburn Harbour *	Sat 12:36 pm	404 km	251 miles	218 nm	WSW
Puerto Plata	Sat 12:36 pm	454 km	282 miles	245 nm	SW
Providenciales *	Sat 12:36 pm	462 km	287 miles	250 nm	WSW
Santiago de los Caballeros	Sat 12:36 pm	485 km	301 miles	262 nm	SW
Concepción de La Vega	Sat 12:36 pm	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	SSW
Punta Cana	Sat 12:36 pm	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	S
La Romana	Sat 12:36 pm	517 km	321 miles	279 nm	SSW
San Juan	Sat 12:36 pm	537 km	334 miles	290 nm	SSE
Mayagüez	Sat 12:36 pm	538 km	334 miles	290 nm	S