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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, 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).

= 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, March 8, 2022 at 15:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 44' South, Longitude: 43° 49' West

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
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 Latitude: 20° 03' North, Longitude: 23° 05' East

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
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
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