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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, February 1, 2022 at 16:52:00.

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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 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 16:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 58' South, Longitude: 69° 36' West

The ground speed is currently 443.73 meters/second, 1597.4 kilometres/hour, 992.6 miles/hour or 862.5 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' 59.9"	16.54 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.54 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.1"	992.36 mi	West	0° 00' 43.0"	0.82 mi	North	992.39 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 51.2"	2.04 mi	East	0° 17' 21.7"	19.90 mi	North	20.00 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at 16:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 48' South, Longitude: 61° 44' West

The ground speed is currently 420.00 meters/second, 1512.0 kilometres/hour, 939.5 miles/hour or 816.4 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' 25.7"	15.66 mi	West	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	North	15.66 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 49.2"	939.21 mi	West	0° 11' 08.5"	12.77 mi	North	939.84 mi
24 hours	13° 08' 26.8"	855.32 mi	East	4° 54' 48.9"	337.91 mi	North	930.86 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
La Paz	Tue 12:52 pm	165 km	102 miles	89 nm	ENE
Arica *	Tue 1:52 pm	184 km	114 miles	99 nm	SSW
Arequipa	Tue 11:52 am	216 km	134 miles	116 nm	WNW
Cochabamba	Tue 12:52 pm	369 km	230 miles	199 nm	E
Sucre	Tue 12:52 pm	513 km	319 miles	277 nm	ESE
Machu Picchu Pueblo	Tue 11:52 am	526 km	327 miles	284 nm	NW
Cobija	Tue 12:52 pm	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	N
Santa Cruz	Tue 12:52 pm	688 km	428 miles	372 nm	E
Antofagasta *	Tue 1:52 pm	744 km	462 miles	402 nm	S
Riberalta	Tue 12:52 pm	762 km	473 miles	411 nm	NNE