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 = 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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Sunday, August 21, 2022 at 01:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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