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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 = Friday, September 22, 2023 at 22:24:00.

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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 Friday, September 22, 2023 at 22:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 08' North, Longitude: 157° 50' West

The ground speed is currently 463.94 meters/second, 1670.2 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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° 15' 00.1"17.30 miWest0° 00' 01.0"0.02 miSouth17.30 mi
1 hour15° 00' 13.1"1037.81 miWest0° 00' 58.3"1.11 miSouth1037.81 mi
24 hours0° 05' 16.6"6.08 miWest0° 23' 21.0"26.74 miSouth27.42 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, September 22, 2023 at 22:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 13' South, Longitude: 66° 12' West

The ground speed is currently 392.49 meters/second, 1413.0 kilometres/hour, 878.0 miles/hour or 762.9 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' 23.6"14.63 miWest0° 00' 01.0"0.02 miSouth14.63 mi
1 hour14° 23' 40.3"877.43 miWest0° 00' 51.8"0.99 miSouth877.38 mi
24 hours14° 41' 41.3"895.72 miEast0° 30' 35.7"35.11 miNorth898.53 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
KiritimatiSat 12:24 pm199 km124 miles108 nmNorth-northeast NNE
FakaofoSat 11:24 am1816 km1129 miles981 nmSouthwest SW
Baker IslandFri 10:24 am2076 km1290 miles1121 nmWest W
PapeeteFri 12:24 pm2154 km1338 miles1163 nmSouth-southeast SSE
ApiaSat 11:24 am2179 km1354 miles1176 nmSouthwest SW
HonoluluFri 12:24 pm2343 km1456 miles1265 nmNorth N
RarotongaFri 12:24 pm2373 km1475 miles1281 nmSouth S
AlofiFri 11:24 am2500 km1553 miles1350 nmSouth-southwest SSW
FunafutiSat 10:24 am2722 km1691 miles1470 nmWest-southwest WSW
Nuku'alofaSat 11:24 am3017 km1875 miles1629 nmSouthwest SW

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