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.
UTC time = Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 15:06:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 15:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 462.34 meters/second, 1664.4 kilometres/hour, 1034.2 miles/hour or 898.7 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 15' 00.1" | 17.24 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | North | 17.24 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 09.2" | 1034.20 mi | West | 0° 00' 58.5" | 1.12 mi | North | 1034.22 mi |
24 hours | 0° 03' 44.3" | 4.30 mi | West | 0° 23' 27.7" | 26.87 mi | North | 27.21 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 15:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 422.33 meters/second, 1520.4 kilometres/hour, 944.7 miles/hour or 820.9 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 31.8" | 15.74 mi | West | 0° 00' 09.2" | 0.18 mi | North | 15.75 mi |
1 hour | 14° 31' 55.7" | 944.33 mi | West | 0° 09' 14.8" | 10.60 mi | North | 943.93 mi |
24 hours | 11° 25' 09.7" | 742.15 mi | East | 3° 14' 46.4" | 223.35 mi | North | 767.28 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 | ||
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Codó | Tue 12:06 pm | 31 km | 19 miles | 17 nm | NNW |
Teresina | Tue 12:06 pm | 118 km | 73 miles | 64 nm | ESE |
Bacabal | Tue 12:06 pm | 122 km | 76 miles | 66 nm | WNW |
Balsas | Tue 12:06 pm | 396 km | 246 miles | 214 nm | SW |
Imperatriz | Tue 12:06 pm | 415 km | 258 miles | 224 nm | WSW |
Fortaleza | Tue 12:06 pm | 598 km | 371 miles | 323 nm | E |
Belém | Tue 12:06 pm | 632 km | 393 miles | 341 nm | NW |
Recife | Tue 12:06 pm | 1052 km | 654 miles | 568 nm | ESE |
Salvador | Tue 12:06 pm | 1084 km | 674 miles | 585 nm | SSE |
Brasilia | Tue 12:06 pm | 1302 km | 809 miles | 703 nm | SSW |
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