Home Sun & Moon Day and Night World Map

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 = Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 01:16:00.

March equinox | June solstice | September equinox | December solstice

= 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 Thursday, September 8, 2022 at 01:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 45' North, Longitude: 160° 28' East

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
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 Latitude: 21° 42' South, Longitude: 48° 53' West

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
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
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