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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 = Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 13:18:00.

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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 Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 13:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 34' North, Longitude: 18° 17' West

The ground speed is currently 449.08 meters/second, 1616.7 kilometres/hour, 1004.6 miles/hour or 872.9 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° 15' 00.1"16.74 miWest0° 00' 00.8"0.01 miSouth16.74 mi
1 hour15° 00' 06.8"1004.39 miWest0° 00' 45.8"0.88 miSouth1004.42 mi
24 hours0° 02' 48.5"3.14 miWest0° 18' 27.0"21.14 miSouth21.37 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 13:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 33' South, Longitude: 176° 54' West

The ground speed is currently 438.84 meters/second, 1579.8 kilometres/hour, 981.6 miles/hour or 853.0 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' 28.8"16.36 miWest0° 00' 15.0"0.29 miNorth16.36 mi
1 hour14° 28' 53.6"981.45 miWest0° 15' 08.0"17.34 miNorth982.04 mi
24 hours12° 02' 26.2"816.04 miEast6° 12' 23.1"426.53 miNorth927.33 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
DakarSat 1:18 pm92 km57 miles50 nmEast E
ThièsSat 1:18 pm147 km92 miles80 nmEast E
SerekundaSat 1:18 pm212 km132 miles115 nmSoutheast SE
BanjulSat 1:18 pm221 km137 miles119 nmSoutheast SE
Saint-LouisSat 1:18 pm250 km155 miles135 nmNortheast NE
ToubaSat 1:18 pm260 km162 miles141 nmEast E
ZiguinchorSat 1:18 pm309 km192 miles167 nmSoutheast SE
FarafenniSat 1:18 pm309 km192 miles167 nmEast-southeast ESE
RossoSat 1:18 pm342 km212 miles185 nmNortheast NE
BissauSat 1:18 pm418 km260 miles226 nmSoutheast SE

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