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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 = Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 17:08:00.

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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 Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 17:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 08' North, Longitude: 76° 03' West

The ground speed is currently 426.68 meters/second, 1536.1 kilometres/hour, 954.5 miles/hour or 829.4 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
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 59.9"	15.91 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	South	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.5"	954.04 mi	West	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	South	954.05 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 55.6"	3.11 mi	East	0° 04' 02.1"	4.63 mi	South	5.57 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, June 30, 2022 at 17:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 26' North, Longitude: 56° 31' West

The ground speed is currently 405.17 meters/second, 1458.6 kilometres/hour, 906.3 miles/hour or 787.6 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' 30.0"	15.11 mi	West	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	South	15.11 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 04.2"	905.90 mi	West	0° 04' 43.5"	5.42 mi	South	906.21 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 44.2"	735.96 mi	East	2° 25' 08.7"	166.49 mi	South	761.51 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
George Town (Bahamas) *	Thu 1:08 pm	50 km	31 miles	27 nm	NE
Holguín *	Thu 1:08 pm	250 km	155 miles	135 nm	S
Nassau *	Thu 1:08 pm	251 km	156 miles	136 nm	NNW
Camagüey *	Thu 1:08 pm	273 km	170 miles	148 nm	SW
Santiago de Cuba *	Thu 1:08 pm	346 km	215 miles	187 nm	S
Sancti Spíritus *	Thu 1:08 pm	373 km	232 miles	202 nm	WSW
Santa Clara *	Thu 1:08 pm	410 km	254 miles	221 nm	W
Providenciales *	Thu 1:08 pm	419 km	261 miles	227 nm	ESE
Freeport *	Thu 1:08 pm	461 km	286 miles	249 nm	NW
Cockburn Harbour *	Thu 1:08 pm	500 km	311 miles	270 nm	ESE