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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 = Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 23:06:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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 Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 23:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 42' North, Longitude: 166° 49' West

The ground speed is currently 428.05 meters/second, 1541.0 kilometres/hour, 957.5 miles/hour or 832.1 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 59.9"15.96 miWest0° 00' 00.2"0.00 miNorth15.96 mi
1 hour14° 59' 53.1"957.12 miWest0° 00' 15.0"0.29 miNorth957.11 mi
24 hours0° 02' 47.1"2.96 miEast0° 05' 47.5"6.64 miNorth7.27 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 23:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 17' South, Longitude: 55° 24' East

The ground speed is currently 398.72 meters/second, 1435.4 kilometres/hour, 891.9 miles/hour or 775.0 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 22.3"14.86 miWest0° 00' 06.0"0.12 miNorth14.87 mi
1 hour14° 22' 18.7"891.46 miWest0° 06' 12.5"7.12 miNorth891.89 mi
24 hours14° 40' 04.3"909.80 miEast3° 17' 04.8"226.08 miNorth949.40 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
HonoluluTue 1:06 pm937 km582 miles506 nmEast E
MidwayTue 12:06 pm1224 km761 miles661 nmWest-northwest WNW
KiritimatiWed 1:06 pm2522 km1567 miles1362 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Baker IslandTue 11:06 am2701 km1678 miles1459 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Wake IslandWed 11:06 am2782 km1729 miles1502 nmWest W
MajuroWed 11:06 am2906 km1806 miles1569 nmWest-southwest WSW
TarawaWed 11:06 am3211 km1995 miles1734 nmSouthwest SW
Adak *Tue 2:06 pm3345 km2079 miles1806 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Unalaska *Tue 3:06 pm3460 km2150 miles1868 nmNorth N
FakaofoWed 12:06 pm3579 km2224 miles1933 nmSouth S

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