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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, December 23, 2021 at 02:46:00.

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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, December 23, 2021 at 02:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 26' South, Longitude: 138° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 425.67 meters/second, 1532.4 kilometres/hour, 952.2 miles/hour or 827.4 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' 59.7"	15.87 mi	West	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	North	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.4"	951.76 mi	West	0° 00' 01.7"	0.03 mi	North	951.76 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 26.6"	7.88 mi	East	0° 00' 55.3"	1.06 mi	North	7.95 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 12' North, Longitude: 5° 19' East

The ground speed is currently 418.64 meters/second, 1507.1 kilometres/hour, 936.5 miles/hour or 813.8 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' 30.8"	15.61 mi	West	0° 00' 08.4"	0.16 mi	South	15.61 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 54.1"	936.12 mi	West	0° 08' 28.1"	9.71 mi	South	936.62 mi
24 hours	11° 26' 55.5"	738.47 mi	East	3° 50' 02.9"	263.72 mi	South	792.58 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
Alice Springs	Thu 12:16 pm	447 km	278 miles	241 nm	W
Tennant Creek	Thu 12:16 pm	593 km	369 miles	320 nm	NW
Cairns	Thu 12:46 pm	1066 km	663 miles	576 nm	NE
Adelaide *	Thu 1:16 pm	1275 km	792 miles	688 nm	S
Eucla	Thu 11:31 am	1299 km	807 miles	701 nm	SW
Darwin	Thu 12:16 pm	1444 km	897 miles	780 nm	NW
Brisbane	Thu 12:46 pm	1551 km	964 miles	838 nm	ESE
Canberra *	Thu 1:46 pm	1683 km	1046 miles	909 nm	SE
Sydney *	Thu 1:46 pm	1713 km	1064 miles	925 nm	SE
Melbourne *	Thu 1:46 pm	1719 km	1068 miles	928 nm	SSE