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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 = Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 12:04:00.

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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 Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 12:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 19' North, Longitude: 0° 20' East

The ground speed is currently 429.24 meters/second, 1545.3 kilometres/hour, 960.2 miles/hour or 834.4 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"	16.00 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	16.00 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.5"	959.79 mi	West	0° 00' 18.2"	0.35 mi	South	959.81 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 07.6"	2.27 mi	East	0° 07' 29.9"	8.60 mi	South	8.90 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, July 9, 2022 at 12:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 51' South, Longitude: 116° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 428.28 meters/second, 1541.8 kilometres/hour, 958.0 miles/hour or 832.5 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' 27.9"	15.97 mi	West	0° 00' 12.8"	0.25 mi	South	15.97 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 53.9"	957.63 mi	West	0° 12' 51.0"	14.73 mi	South	957.20 mi
24 hours	13° 26' 03.6"	889.43 mi	East	4° 41' 53.3"	323.15 mi	South	934.95 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
Tamanrasset	Sat 1:04 pm	537 km	334 miles	290 nm	E
In Salah	Sat 1:04 pm	582 km	362 miles	314 nm	NNE
Adrar	Sat 1:04 pm	619 km	385 miles	334 nm	N
Timbuktu	Sat 12:04 pm	706 km	439 miles	381 nm	SSW
Arlit	Sat 1:04 pm	836 km	520 miles	452 nm	ESE
Niamey	Sat 1:04 pm	993 km	617 miles	536 nm	S
Ouahigouya	Sat 12:04 pm	1010 km	628 miles	546 nm	SSW
Ouagadougou	Sat 12:04 pm	1119 km	695 miles	604 nm	S
Marrakech *	Sat 1:04 pm	1320 km	820 miles	713 nm	NW
Bamako	Sat 12:04 pm	1388 km	862 miles	749 nm	SW