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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 15, 2022 at 02:48:00.

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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 15, 2022 at 02:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 43' South, Longitude: 141° 32' East

The ground speed is currently 452.54 meters/second, 1629.2 kilometres/hour, 1012.3 miles/hour or 879.7 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° 15' 00.0"	16.87 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	16.87 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.8"	1012.17 mi	West	0° 00' 51.5"	0.98 mi	North	1012.20 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 48.1"	0.90 mi	West	0° 20' 40.8"	23.69 mi	North	23.71 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 02:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 50' North, Longitude: 55° 24' West

The ground speed is currently 413.41 meters/second, 1488.3 kilometres/hour, 924.8 miles/hour or 803.6 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' 29.8"	15.41 mi	West	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	South	15.41 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 52.7"	924.37 mi	West	0° 07' 24.2"	8.49 mi	South	924.83 mi
24 hours	11° 52' 23.9"	757.13 mi	East	3° 28' 18.8"	238.86 mi	South	802.61 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
Weipa	Tue 12:48 pm	36 km	22 miles	19 nm	ENE
Cairns	Tue 12:48 pm	652 km	405 miles	352 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Tue 12:48 pm	716 km	445 miles	386 nm	ENE
Mount Hagen	Tue 12:48 pm	814 km	506 miles	440 nm	NNE
Lae	Tue 12:48 pm	892 km	554 miles	482 nm	NE
Jayapura	Tue 11:48 am	1129 km	702 miles	610 nm	N
Darwin	Tue 12:18 pm	1162 km	722 miles	627 nm	W
Alice Springs	Tue 12:18 pm	1459 km	907 miles	788 nm	SSW
Manokwari	Tue 11:48 am	1548 km	962 miles	836 nm	NNW
Dili	Tue 11:48 am	1805 km	1121 miles	974 nm	WNW