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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, March 20, 2022 at 15:32:00.

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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, March 20, 2022 at 15:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 00' North, Longitude: 51° 08' West

The ground speed is currently 463.93 meters/second, 1670.1 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	17.30 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1037.77 mi	West	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	North	1037.78 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 27.9"	5.15 mi	West	0° 23' 41.9"	27.14 mi	North	27.62 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, March 20, 2022 at 15:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 29' South, Longitude: 157° 22' East

The ground speed is currently 442.53 meters/second, 1593.1 kilometres/hour, 989.9 miles/hour or 860.2 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' 30.4"	16.50 mi	West	0° 00' 14.9"	0.28 mi	South	16.50 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 20.5"	989.66 mi	West	0° 14' 50.0"	16.99 mi	South	989.45 mi
24 hours	12° 10' 35.0"	830.76 mi	East	5° 40' 52.9"	390.54 mi	South	910.51 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
Macapá	Sun 12:32 pm	9 km	6 miles	5 nm	ENE
Belém	Sun 12:32 pm	338 km	210 miles	183 nm	ESE
Santarém	Sun 12:32 pm	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	SW
Cayenne	Sun 12:32 pm	561 km	349 miles	303 nm	NNW
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Sun 12:32 pm	687 km	427 miles	371 nm	NNW
Paramaribo	Sun 12:32 pm	783 km	487 miles	423 nm	NW
Nieuw Nickerie	Sun 12:32 pm	924 km	574 miles	499 nm	NW
New Amsterdam	Sun 11:32 am	989 km	615 miles	534 nm	NW
Manaus	Sun 11:32 am	1047 km	650 miles	565 nm	WSW
Georgetown	Sun 11:32 am	1084 km	674 miles	585 nm	NW