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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 = Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 01:48:00.

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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 Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 01:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 22' North, Longitude: 151° 13' East

The ground speed is currently 463.94 meters/second, 1670.2 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	17.30 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.1"	1037.79 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1037.79 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 16.5"	6.08 mi	West	0° 23' 20.9"	26.74 mi	South	27.42 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, September 22, 2022 at 01:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 21' North, Longitude: 110° 46' East

The ground speed is currently 418.54 meters/second, 1506.8 kilometres/hour, 936.3 miles/hour or 813.6 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' 31.5"	15.60 mi	West	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	South	15.60 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 32.4"	935.89 mi	West	0° 09' 07.3"	10.46 mi	South	936.43 mi
24 hours	11° 11' 07.3"	720.78 mi	East	4° 05' 01.2"	280.89 mi	South	782.28 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
Rabaul	Thu 11:48 am	517 km	321 miles	279 nm	SSE
Weno	Thu 11:48 am	786 km	488 miles	424 nm	N
Arawa	Thu 12:48 pm	875 km	544 miles	473 nm	SSE
Lae	Thu 11:48 am	916 km	569 miles	495 nm	SSW
Palikir	Thu 12:48 pm	1057 km	657 miles	571 nm	NE
Port Moresby	Thu 11:48 am	1175 km	730 miles	634 nm	SSW
Jayapura	Thu 10:48 am	1214 km	754 miles	655 nm	WSW
Honiara	Thu 12:48 pm	1454 km	903 miles	785 nm	SE
Hagåtña	Thu 11:48 am	1615 km	1004 miles	872 nm	NNW
Yaren	Thu 1:48 pm	1751 km	1088 miles	945 nm	E