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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 20:50:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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 Friday, July 1, 2022 at 20:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 04' North, Longitude: 131° 30' West

The ground speed is currently 426.93 meters/second, 1536.9 kilometres/hour, 955.0 miles/hour or 829.9 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 59.9"15.92 miWest0° 00' 00.2"0.00 miSouth15.92 mi
1 hour14° 59' 52.7"954.59 miWest0° 00' 10.7"0.21 miSouth954.61 mi
24 hours0° 02' 50.7"3.02 miEast0° 04' 29.9"5.16 miSouth5.98 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, July 1, 2022 at 20:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 33' North, Longitude: 98° 28' West

The ground speed is currently 414.90 meters/second, 1493.7 kilometres/hour, 928.1 miles/hour or 806.5 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 31.3"15.47 miWest0° 00' 07.7"0.15 miSouth15.47 mi
1 hour14° 31' 18.0"927.73 miWest0° 07' 48.6"8.96 miSouth928.21 mi
24 hours11° 15' 13.0"719.06 miEast3° 34' 13.3"245.62 miSouth768.15 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Tijuana *Fri 1:50 pm1767 km1098 miles954 nmNortheast NE
San Diego *Fri 1:50 pm1768 km1099 miles955 nmNortheast NE
Los Angeles *Fri 1:50 pm1775 km1103 miles959 nmNortheast NE
San Jose (USA) *Fri 1:50 pm1831 km1138 miles988 nmNorth-northeast NNE
San Francisco *Fri 1:50 pm1848 km1148 miles998 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Oakland *Fri 1:50 pm1857 km1154 miles1003 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Mexicali *Fri 1:50 pm1900 km1181 miles1026 nmNortheast NE
Sacramento *Fri 1:50 pm1966 km1222 miles1062 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Las Vegas *Fri 1:50 pm2140 km1330 miles1156 nmNortheast NE
HermosilloFri 1:50 pm2157 km1340 miles1165 nmEast-northeast ENE

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