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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 = zondag 25 september 2022 20:06:00.

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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 zondag 25 september 2022 20:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 05' South, Longitude: 123° 36' West

The ground speed is currently 463,86 meters/second, 1669,9 kilometres/hour, 1037,6 miles/hour or 901,7 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"	27,83 km	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0,03 km	South	27,83 km
1 hour	15° 00' 12.8"	1669,89 km	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1,79 km	South	1669,88 km
24 hours	0° 05' 07.8"	9,52 km	West	0° 23' 22.2"	43,07 km	South	44,11 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On zondag 25 september 2022 20:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 27' North, Longitude: 123° 05' West

The ground speed is currently 449,87 meters/second, 1619,5 kilometres/hour, 1006,3 miles/hour or 874,5 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' 33.5"	26,99 km	West	0° 00' 14.9"	0,46 km	South	26,99 km
1 hour	14° 33' 33.9"	1619,27 km	West	0° 14' 53.4"	27,44 km	South	1619,64 km
24 hours	10° 40' 22.0"	1187,01 km	East	6° 01' 09.1"	665,57 km	South	1361,29 km

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
Adamstown	zon 12:06	2743 km	1705 miles	1481 nm	SSW
Easter Island *	zon 15:06	3256 km	2023 miles	1758 nm	SSE
Papeete	zon 10:06	3373 km	2096 miles	1821 nm	SW
Mexico City *	zon 15:06	3507 km	2179 miles	1894 nm	NE
Hermosillo	zon 13:06	3601 km	2238 miles	1944 nm	NNE
Kiritimati	maa 10:06	3768 km	2341 miles	2035 nm	W
Galapagos Islands	zon 14:06	3785 km	2352 miles	2044 nm	E
Los Angeles *	zon 13:06	3930 km	2442 miles	2122 nm	N
Phoenix	zon 13:06	4010 km	2492 miles	2165 nm	NNE
Guatemala City	zon 14:06	4036 km	2508 miles	2179 nm	ENE