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.
UTC time = Friday, September 22, 2023 at 22:24:00.
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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).
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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
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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 15' 00.1" | 17.30 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | South | 17.30 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 13.1" | 1037.81 mi | West | 0° 00' 58.3" | 1.11 mi | South | 1037.81 mi |
24 hours | 0° 05' 16.6" | 6.08 mi | West | 0° 23' 21.0" | 26.74 mi | South | 27.42 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Friday, September 22, 2023 at 22:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 23.6" | 14.63 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | South | 14.63 mi |
1 hour | 14° 23' 40.3" | 877.43 mi | West | 0° 00' 51.8" | 0.99 mi | South | 877.38 mi |
24 hours | 14° 41' 41.3" | 895.72 mi | East | 0° 30' 35.7" | 35.11 mi | North | 898.53 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 | ||
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Kiritimati | Sat 12:24 pm | 199 km | 124 miles | 108 nm | ![]() |
Fakaofo | Sat 11:24 am | 1816 km | 1129 miles | 981 nm | ![]() |
Baker Island | Fri 10:24 am | 2076 km | 1290 miles | 1121 nm | ![]() |
Papeete | Fri 12:24 pm | 2154 km | 1338 miles | 1163 nm | ![]() |
Apia | Sat 11:24 am | 2179 km | 1354 miles | 1176 nm | ![]() |
Honolulu | Fri 12:24 pm | 2343 km | 1456 miles | 1265 nm | ![]() |
Rarotonga | Fri 12:24 pm | 2373 km | 1475 miles | 1281 nm | ![]() |
Alofi | Fri 11:24 am | 2500 km | 1553 miles | 1350 nm | ![]() |
Funafuti | Sat 10:24 am | 2722 km | 1691 miles | 1470 nm | ![]() |
Nuku'alofa | Sat 11:24 am | 3017 km | 1875 miles | 1629 nm | ![]() |
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