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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, May 26, 2022 at 08:14:00.

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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, May 26, 2022 at 08:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 09' North, Longitude: 55° 46' East

The ground speed is currently 432.75 meters/second, 1557.9 kilometres/hour, 968.0 miles/hour or 841.2 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"	16.13 mi	West	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	North	16.13 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.9"	967.68 mi	West	0° 00' 25.9"	0.49 mi	North	967.66 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 43.0"	1.85 mi	East	0° 10' 10.2"	11.66 mi	North	11.81 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 08:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 29' North, Longitude: 10° 45' East

The ground speed is currently 449.18 meters/second, 1617.1 kilometres/hour, 1004.8 miles/hour or 873.1 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' 34.0"	16.74 mi	West	0° 00' 14.2"	0.27 mi	North	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 07.3"	1004.64 mi	West	0° 14' 08.5"	16.20 mi	North	1004.61 mi
24 hours	10° 22' 49.5"	715.83 mi	East	5° 29' 34.1"	377.46 mi	North	805.91 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
Nizwa	Thu 12:14 pm	269 km	167 miles	145 nm	NE
Al Ain	Thu 12:14 pm	338 km	210 miles	183 nm	N
Seeb	Thu 12:14 pm	375 km	233 miles	203 nm	NE
Muscat	Thu 12:14 pm	395 km	246 miles	213 nm	NE
Abu Dhabi	Thu 12:14 pm	395 km	246 miles	214 nm	NNW
Dubai	Thu 12:14 pm	459 km	285 miles	248 nm	N
Sharjah	Thu 12:14 pm	469 km	292 miles	253 nm	N
Salalah	Thu 12:14 pm	490 km	305 miles	265 nm	SSW
Doha	Thu 11:14 am	631 km	392 miles	340 nm	NW
Al Khor	Thu 11:14 am	665 km	413 miles	359 nm	NW