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 = Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 01:16:00.
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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 Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 01:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 461.62 meters/second, 1661.8 kilometres/hour, 1032.6 miles/hour or 897.3 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" | 17.21 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.9" | 0.02 mi | South | 17.21 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 12.9" | 1032.59 mi | West | 0° 00' 56.3" | 1.07 mi | South | 1032.60 mi |
24 hours | 0° 05' 12.2" | 5.97 mi | West | 0° 22' 34.2" | 25.85 mi | South | 26.53 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 01:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 414.28 meters/second, 1491.4 kilometres/hour, 926.7 miles/hour or 805.3 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' 24.6" | 15.44 mi | West | 0° 00' 10.5" | 0.20 mi | North | 15.45 mi |
1 hour | 14° 24' 46.4" | 926.36 mi | West | 0° 10' 41.7" | 12.26 mi | North | 927.01 mi |
24 hours | 13° 38' 40.2" | 877.00 mi | East | 4° 51' 43.9" | 334.44 mi | North | 951.35 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 | Thu 12:16 pm | 283 km | 176 miles | 153 nm | WNW |
Palikir | Thu 12:16 pm | 286 km | 177 miles | 154 nm | WNW |
Kwajalein | Thu 1:16 pm | 868 km | 539 miles | 469 nm | ENE |
Weno | Thu 11:16 am | 972 km | 604 miles | 525 nm | WNW |
Yaren | Thu 1:16 pm | 1000 km | 621 miles | 540 nm | SE |
Majuro | Thu 1:16 pm | 1217 km | 756 miles | 657 nm | E |
Tarawa | Thu 1:16 pm | 1473 km | 915 miles | 795 nm | ESE |
Wake Island | Thu 1:16 pm | 1640 km | 1019 miles | 886 nm | NNE |
Honiara | Thu 12:16 pm | 1680 km | 1044 miles | 907 nm | S |
Hagåtña | Thu 11:16 am | 1923 km | 1195 miles | 1039 nm | WNW |
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