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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 = Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 03:14:00.

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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 Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 03:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 20' South, Longitude: 134° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 445.22 meters/second, 1602.8 kilometres/hour, 995.9 miles/hour or 865.4 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"	16.60 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.60 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.3"	995.69 mi	West	0° 00' 44.5"	0.85 mi	North	995.72 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 21.8"	1.51 mi	East	0° 17' 58.7"	20.60 mi	North	20.66 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 03:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 31' North, Longitude: 62° 11' West

The ground speed is currently 405.04 meters/second, 1458.1 kilometres/hour, 906.0 miles/hour or 787.3 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' 30.2"	15.10 mi	West	0° 00' 05.5"	0.10 mi	South	15.10 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 18.2"	905.60 mi	West	0° 05' 32.6"	6.36 mi	South	905.97 mi
24 hours	11° 38' 12.2"	726.65 mi	East	2° 43' 58.6"	188.09 mi	South	758.28 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
Tennant Creek	Sat 12:44 pm	377 km	234 miles	203 nm	SSW
Darwin	Sat 12:44 pm	616 km	383 miles	333 nm	NW
Alice Springs	Sat 12:44 pm	824 km	512 miles	445 nm	S
Cairns	Sat 1:14 pm	1156 km	718 miles	624 nm	E
Dili	Sat 12:14 pm	1333 km	828 miles	720 nm	NW
Port Moresby	Sat 1:14 pm	1529 km	950 miles	825 nm	ENE
Jayapura	Sat 12:14 pm	1650 km	1025 miles	891 nm	NNE
Manokwari	Sat 12:14 pm	1713 km	1064 miles	925 nm	N
Eucla	Sat 11:59 am	1808 km	1123 miles	976 nm	SSW
Adelaide *	Sat 1:44 pm	2092 km	1300 miles	1130 nm	S