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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.

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Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 12:38:00.

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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 Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 12:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 39' North, Longitude: 8° 17' West

The ground speed is currently 428.21 meters/second, 1541.5 kilometres/hour, 957.9 miles/hour or 832.4 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"	15.96 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.00 mi	South	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.8"	957.47 mi	West	0° 00' 15.4"	0.29 mi	South	957.48 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 26.3"	2.60 mi	East	0° 06' 20.8"	7.28 mi	South	7.73 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, July 6, 2022 at 12:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 13' North, Longitude: 74° 23' East

The ground speed is currently 450.31 meters/second, 1621.1 kilometres/hour, 1007.3 miles/hour or 875.3 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' 33.5"	16.79 mi	West	0° 00' 14.5"	0.28 mi	South	16.79 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 37.9"	1007.16 mi	West	0° 14' 39.2"	16.78 mi	South	1007.30 mi
24 hours	10° 44' 41.1"	743.22 mi	East	5° 54' 22.1"	405.81 mi	South	845.77 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
Tindouf	Wed 1:38 pm	556 km	345 miles	300 nm	N
Tidjikja	Wed 12:38 pm	560 km	348 miles	302 nm	SW
Smara *	Wed 1:38 pm	567 km	353 miles	306 nm	NW
El Aaiún *	Wed 1:38 pm	703 km	437 miles	379 nm	NW
Cape Bojador *	Wed 1:38 pm	737 km	458 miles	398 nm	WNW
Dakhla *	Wed 1:38 pm	791 km	492 miles	427 nm	W
Timbuktu	Wed 12:38 pm	854 km	531 miles	461 nm	SE
Agadir *	Wed 1:38 pm	871 km	541 miles	470 nm	N
Nouadhibou	Wed 12:38 pm	924 km	574 miles	499 nm	W
Ouarzazate *	Wed 1:38 pm	926 km	576 miles	500 nm	N