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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 = Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 23:44:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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 Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 23:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 46' South, Longitude: 172° 54' West

The ground speed is currently 439.24 meters/second, 1581.3 kilometres/hour, 982.6 miles/hour or 853.8 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 59.9"16.38 miWest0° 00' 00.6"0.01 miNorth16.38 mi
1 hour14° 59' 51.8"982.26 miWest0° 00' 37.7"0.72 miNorth982.29 mi
24 hours0° 03' 12.1"3.50 miEast0° 15' 13.8"17.46 miNorth17.81 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 23:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 44' South, Longitude: 98° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 435.39 meters/second, 1567.4 kilometres/hour, 973.9 miles/hour or 846.3 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 29.3"16.23 miWest0° 00' 13.4"0.26 miSouth16.23 mi
1 hour14° 29' 23.1"973.62 miWest0° 13' 25.0"15.37 miSouth973.27 mi
24 hours12° 42' 37.5"854.09 miEast5° 01' 22.0"345.38 miSouth911.75 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
NeiafuWed 12:44 pm115 km72 miles62 nmWest W
PangaiWed 12:44 pm191 km119 miles103 nmSouthwest SW
AlofiTue 12:44 pm315 km196 miles170 nmEast E
Nuku'alofaWed 12:44 pm356 km221 miles192 nmSouthwest SW
Pago PagoTue 12:44 pm550 km342 miles297 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ApiaWed 12:44 pm560 km348 miles302 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Salelologa (Savai'i)Wed 12:44 pm562 km349 miles303 nmNorth N
Mata-UtuWed 11:44 am699 km435 miles378 nmNorth-northwest NNW
LabasaWed 11:44 am861 km535 miles465 nmWest-northwest WNW
SuvaWed 11:44 am919 km571 miles496 nmWest W

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