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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 = Friday, July 1, 2022 at 00:04:00.

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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 Friday, July 1, 2022 at 00:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 07' North, Longitude: 179° 57' East

The ground speed is currently 426.74 meters/second, 1536.3 kilometres/hour, 954.6 miles/hour or 829.5 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° 14' 59.9"	15.91 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	South	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.5"	954.17 mi	West	0° 00' 09.8"	0.19 mi	South	954.18 mi
24 hours	359° 57' 05.4"	3.08 mi	West	0° 04' 09.1"	4.76 mi	South	5.67 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 00:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 24° 51' North, Longitude: 157° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 407.24 meters/second, 1466.1 kilometres/hour, 911.0 miles/hour or 791.6 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' 30.2"	15.18 mi	West	0° 00' 05.5"	0.10 mi	South	15.18 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 20.7"	910.54 mi	West	0° 05' 32.4"	6.35 mi	South	910.91 mi
24 hours	11° 39' 14.5"	731.66 mi	East	2° 43' 34.4"	187.61 mi	South	762.82 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
Midway	Thu 1:04 pm	625 km	388 miles	337 nm	NNE
Wake Island	Fri 12:04 pm	1445 km	898 miles	780 nm	WSW
Majuro	Fri 12:04 pm	1997 km	1241 miles	1078 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Thu 2:04 pm	2294 km	1425 miles	1239 nm	E
Tarawa	Fri 12:04 pm	2516 km	1563 miles	1359 nm	SSW
Baker Island	Thu 12:04 pm	2565 km	1594 miles	1385 nm	S
Palikir	Fri 11:04 am	2942 km	1828 miles	1589 nm	SW
Yaren	Fri 12:04 pm	2975 km	1848 miles	1606 nm	SSW
Adak *	Thu 3:04 pm	3204 km	1991 miles	1730 nm	N
Kiritimati	Fri 2:04 pm	3397 km	2111 miles	1834 nm	SE