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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 = Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 07:08:00.

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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 Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 07:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 15' North, Longitude: 74° 19' East

The ground speed is currently 447.67 meters/second, 1611.6 kilometres/hour, 1001.4 miles/hour or 870.2 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
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	16.69 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	South	16.69 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.0"	1001.21 mi	West	0° 00' 44.4"	0.85 mi	South	1001.24 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 29.9"	2.78 mi	West	0° 17' 55.2"	20.53 mi	South	20.72 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 07:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 05' South, Longitude: 115° 10' West

The ground speed is currently 409.36 meters/second, 1473.7 kilometres/hour, 915.7 miles/hour or 795.7 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' 22.8"	15.26 mi	West	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	North	15.26 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 58.3"	915.34 mi	West	0° 09' 28.4"	10.87 mi	North	915.94 mi
24 hours	14° 18' 42.3"	910.81 mi	East	4° 27' 34.2"	306.79 mi	North	974.43 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
Margao	Thu 12:38 pm	39 km	24 miles	21 nm	W
Vasco da Gama	Thu 12:38 pm	57 km	36 miles	31 nm	WNW
Panaji	Thu 12:38 pm	60 km	37 miles	32 nm	WNW
Belagavi	Thu 12:38 pm	71 km	44 miles	39 nm	NNE
Dharwad	Thu 12:38 pm	77 km	48 miles	42 nm	ENE
Hubballi	Thu 12:38 pm	88 km	55 miles	48 nm	E
Haveri	Thu 12:38 pm	126 km	79 miles	68 nm	ESE
Ichalkaranji	Thu 12:38 pm	162 km	101 miles	87 nm	N
Kolhapur	Thu 12:38 pm	162 km	101 miles	88 nm	N
Sangli	Thu 12:38 pm	180 km	112 miles	97 nm	N