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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 = Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 21:12:00.

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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 Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 21:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 17' South, Longitude: 135° 01' West

The ground speed is currently 437.88 meters/second, 1576.4 kilometres/hour, 979.5 miles/hour or 851.2 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"	16.33 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.33 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 50.6"	979.20 mi	West	0° 00' 35.8"	0.68 mi	North	979.23 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 36.6"	3.93 mi	East	0° 14' 30.0"	16.62 mi	North	17.08 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, January 23, 2022 at 21:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 38' South, Longitude: 111° 57' East

The ground speed is currently 449.61 meters/second, 1618.6 kilometres/hour, 1005.7 miles/hour or 874.0 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' 32.5"	16.76 mi	West	0° 00' 14.8"	0.28 mi	South	16.76 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 36.7"	1005.58 mi	West	0° 14' 45.5"	16.90 mi	South	1005.66 mi
24 hours	11° 08' 56.7"	770.88 mi	East	5° 52' 59.4"	404.25 mi	South	868.25 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
Gambier Islands	Sun 12:12 pm	426 km	264 miles	230 nm	S
Adamstown	Sun 1:12 pm	816 km	507 miles	441 nm	SE
Papeete	Sun 11:12 am	1548 km	962 miles	836 nm	W
Rarotonga	Sun 11:12 am	2593 km	1611 miles	1400 nm	W
Easter Island *	Sun 4:12 pm	2761 km	1716 miles	1491 nm	ESE
Kiritimati	Mon 11:12 am	3381 km	2101 miles	1826 nm	NW
Alofi	Sun 10:12 am	3665 km	2277 miles	1979 nm	W
Apia	Mon 10:12 am	3961 km	2461 miles	2139 nm	W
Fakaofo	Mon 10:12 am	4045 km	2514 miles	2184 nm	W
Nuku'alofa	Mon 10:12 am	4193 km	2605 miles	2264 nm	W