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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 = Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 01:26:00.

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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 Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 01:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 10' North, Longitude: 159° 19' East

The ground speed is currently 453.56 meters/second, 1632.8 kilometres/hour, 1014.6 miles/hour or 881.6 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"	16.91 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.91 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.2"	1014.45 mi	West	0° 00' 49.9"	0.95 mi	South	1014.48 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 43.5"	4.20 mi	West	0° 20' 01.9"	22.95 mi	South	23.33 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 01:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 35' North, Longitude: 86° 31' East

The ground speed is currently 404.66 meters/second, 1456.8 kilometres/hour, 905.2 miles/hour or 786.6 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' 29.8"	15.09 mi	West	0° 00' 04.7"	0.09 mi	North	15.09 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 55.2"	904.71 mi	West	0° 04' 44.2"	5.44 mi	North	904.43 mi
24 hours	12° 09' 01.7"	758.30 mi	East	1° 19' 17.3"	90.98 mi	North	759.51 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
Kolonia	Sun 12:26 pm	588 km	365 miles	318 nm	SSW
Palikir	Sun 12:26 pm	594 km	369 miles	321 nm	SSW
Weno	Sun 11:26 am	971 km	604 miles	525 nm	WSW
Kwajalein	Sun 1:26 pm	997 km	619 miles	538 nm	ESE
Wake Island	Sun 1:26 pm	1112 km	691 miles	600 nm	NE
Majuro	Sun 1:26 pm	1437 km	893 miles	776 nm	ESE
Hagåtña	Sun 11:26 am	1588 km	987 miles	857 nm	W
Yaren	Sun 1:26 pm	1638 km	1018 miles	884 nm	SSE
Tarawa	Sun 1:26 pm	1922 km	1194 miles	1038 nm	SE
Honiara	Sun 12:26 pm	2389 km	1485 miles	1290 nm	S