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 = Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 08:14:00.
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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 Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 08:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 432.75 meters/second, 1557.9 kilometres/hour, 968.0 miles/hour or 841.2 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° 14' 59.9" | 16.13 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.4" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.13 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 55.9" | 967.68 mi | West | 0° 00' 25.9" | 0.49 mi | North | 967.66 mi |
24 hours | 0° 01' 43.0" | 1.85 mi | East | 0° 10' 10.2" | 11.66 mi | North | 11.81 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 08:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 449.18 meters/second, 1617.1 kilometres/hour, 1004.8 miles/hour or 873.1 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' 34.0" | 16.74 mi | West | 0° 00' 14.2" | 0.27 mi | North | 16.75 mi |
1 hour | 14° 34' 07.3" | 1004.64 mi | West | 0° 14' 08.5" | 16.20 mi | North | 1004.61 mi |
24 hours | 10° 22' 49.5" | 715.83 mi | East | 5° 29' 34.1" | 377.46 mi | North | 805.91 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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Nizwa | Thu 12:14 pm | 269 km | 167 miles | 145 nm | NE |
Al Ain | Thu 12:14 pm | 338 km | 210 miles | 183 nm | N |
Seeb | Thu 12:14 pm | 375 km | 233 miles | 203 nm | NE |
Muscat | Thu 12:14 pm | 395 km | 246 miles | 213 nm | NE |
Abu Dhabi | Thu 12:14 pm | 395 km | 246 miles | 214 nm | NNW |
Dubai | Thu 12:14 pm | 459 km | 285 miles | 248 nm | N |
Sharjah | Thu 12:14 pm | 469 km | 292 miles | 253 nm | N |
Salalah | Thu 12:14 pm | 490 km | 305 miles | 265 nm | SSW |
Doha | Thu 11:14 am | 631 km | 392 miles | 340 nm | NW |
Al Khor | Thu 11:14 am | 665 km | 413 miles | 359 nm | NW |
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