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.
UTC time = Saturday, August 13, 2022 at 13:18:00.
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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).
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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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 15' 00.1" | 16.74 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.8" | 0.01 mi | South | 16.74 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 06.8" | 1004.39 mi | West | 0° 00' 45.8" | 0.88 mi | South | 1004.42 mi |
24 hours | 0° 02' 48.5" | 3.14 mi | West | 0° 18' 27.0" | 21.14 mi | South | 21.37 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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 28.8" | 16.36 mi | West | 0° 00' 15.0" | 0.29 mi | North | 16.36 mi |
1 hour | 14° 28' 53.6" | 981.45 mi | West | 0° 15' 08.0" | 17.34 mi | North | 982.04 mi |
24 hours | 12° 02' 26.2" | 816.04 mi | East | 6° 12' 23.1" | 426.53 mi | North | 927.33 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 | ||
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Dakar | Sat 1:18 pm | 92 km | 57 miles | 50 nm | ![]() |
Thiès | Sat 1:18 pm | 147 km | 92 miles | 80 nm | ![]() |
Serekunda | Sat 1:18 pm | 212 km | 132 miles | 115 nm | ![]() |
Banjul | Sat 1:18 pm | 221 km | 137 miles | 119 nm | ![]() |
Saint-Louis | Sat 1:18 pm | 250 km | 155 miles | 135 nm | ![]() |
Touba | Sat 1:18 pm | 260 km | 162 miles | 141 nm | ![]() |
Ziguinchor | Sat 1:18 pm | 309 km | 192 miles | 167 nm | ![]() |
Farafenni | Sat 1:18 pm | 309 km | 192 miles | 167 nm | ![]() |
Rosso | Sat 1:18 pm | 342 km | 212 miles | 185 nm | ![]() |
Bissau | Sat 1:18 pm | 418 km | 260 miles | 226 nm | ![]() |
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