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.
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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Thursday, December 23, 2021 at 02:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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