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 = Monday, May 16, 2022 at 05:36:00.
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Total Eclipse In Progress
- The map shows the May 16, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse in progress.
- The total eclipse is visible on the night side of Earth (darkest shade on the map), but it may be impossible or difficult to see in areas bordering twilight and daytime.
- The Moon symbol reflects the progress of the eclipse. The faint grey shade on the Moon represents the Earth's penumbra (penumbral eclipse phase) and the dark red shade represents the umbra (partial or total eclipse phase).
= 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)
Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Monday, May 16, 2022 at 05:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 438.44 meters/second, 1578.4 kilometres/hour, 980.8 miles/hour or 852.3 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" | 16.35 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.35 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 59' 59.3" | 980.47 mi | West | 0° 00' 34.6" | 0.66 mi | North | 980.44 mi |
| 24 hours | 0° 00' 21.0" | 0.38 mi | East | 0° 13' 40.3" | 15.67 mi | North | 15.68 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Monday, May 16, 2022 at 05:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 420.19 meters/second, 1512.7 kilometres/hour, 939.9 miles/hour or 816.8 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' 25.0" | 15.66 mi | West | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | South | 15.67 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 25' 02.5" | 939.50 mi | West | 0° 11' 58.9" | 13.74 mi | South | 939.01 mi |
| 24 hours | 14° 29' 07.0" | 943.92 mi | East | 4° 09' 05.4" | 285.63 mi | South | 973.67 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naypyidaw | Mon 12:06 pm | 127 km | 79 miles | 69 nm |  NE |
| Yangon | Mon 12:06 pm | 277 km | 172 miles | 150 nm |  SSE |
| Mandalay | Mon 12:06 pm | 335 km | 208 miles | 181 nm |  NNE |
| Mawlamyine | Mon 12:06 pm | 393 km | 244 miles | 212 nm |  SE |
| Chiang Mai | Mon 12:36 pm | 411 km | 255 miles | 222 nm |  E |
| Chittagong | Mon 11:36 am | 493 km | 306 miles | 266 nm |  NW |
| Comilla | Mon 11:36 am | 631 km | 392 miles | 341 nm | NW |
| Barisal | Mon 11:36 am | 633 km | 393 miles | 342 nm | NW |
| Dawei | Mon 12:06 pm | 647 km | 402 miles | 349 nm | SSE |
| Chandpur | Mon 11:36 am | 649 km | 403 miles | 351 nm | NW |
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