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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 = Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 16:04:00.

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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 Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 16:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 18' South, Longitude: 57° 43' West

The ground speed is currently 457.82 meters/second, 1648.2 kilometres/hour, 1024.1 miles/hour or 889.9 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' 00.1"	17.07 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	17.07 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.6"	1024.04 mi	West	0° 00' 55.6"	1.06 mi	North	1024.06 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 19.8"	2.65 mi	West	0° 22' 18.3"	25.55 mi	North	25.69 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 16:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 24° 19' South, Longitude: 141° 24' West

The ground speed is currently 406.14 meters/second, 1462.1 kilometres/hour, 908.5 miles/hour or 789.5 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' 24.3"	15.14 mi	West	0° 00' 06.7"	0.13 mi	South	15.14 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 14.5"	908.02 mi	West	0° 06' 41.2"	7.67 mi	South	907.65 mi
24 hours	14° 37' 35.4"	922.03 mi	East	1° 54' 32.3"	131.40 mi	South	924.29 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
Porto Velho	Thu 12:04 pm	680 km	423 miles	367 nm	W
Manaus	Thu 12:04 pm	730 km	454 miles	394 nm	NNW
Riberalta	Thu 12:04 pm	934 km	580 miles	504 nm	WSW
Rio Branco	Thu 11:04 am	1112 km	691 miles	601 nm	W
Brasilia	Thu 1:04 pm	1286 km	799 miles	695 nm	SE
Belém	Thu 1:04 pm	1342 km	834 miles	725 nm	NE
Sucre	Thu 12:04 pm	1350 km	839 miles	729 nm	SW
La Paz	Thu 12:04 pm	1383 km	859 miles	747 nm	SW
Cayenne	Thu 1:04 pm	1683 km	1046 miles	909 nm	NNE
Paramaribo	Thu 1:04 pm	1696 km	1054 miles	916 nm	N