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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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= 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 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
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 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
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
Kiritimati	Sat 12:24 pm	199 km	124 miles	108 nm	NNE
Fakaofo	Sat 11:24 am	1816 km	1129 miles	981 nm	SW
Baker Island	Fri 10:24 am	2076 km	1290 miles	1121 nm	W
Papeete	Fri 12:24 pm	2154 km	1338 miles	1163 nm	SSE
Apia	Sat 11:24 am	2179 km	1354 miles	1176 nm	SW
Honolulu	Fri 12:24 pm	2343 km	1456 miles	1265 nm	N
Rarotonga	Fri 12:24 pm	2373 km	1475 miles	1281 nm	S
Alofi	Fri 11:24 am	2500 km	1553 miles	1350 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Sat 10:24 am	2722 km	1691 miles	1470 nm	WSW
Nuku'alofa	Sat 11:24 am	3017 km	1875 miles	1629 nm	SW