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 = Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 10:50:00.
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Total Eclipse In Progress
- The map shows the November 8, 2022 — Total Lunar Eclipse in progress.
- The total eclipse is visible on the night side of Earth (darkest shade on the map), but it may be impossible or difficult to see in areas bordering twilight and daytime.
- The Moon symbol reflects the progress of the eclipse. The faint grey shade on the Moon represents the Earth's penumbra (penumbral eclipse phase) and the dark red shade represents the umbra (partial or total eclipse phase).
= 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)
Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 10:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 444.53 meters/second, 1600.3 kilometres/hour, 994.4 miles/hour or 864.1 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' 00.0" | 16.57 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.7" | 0.01 mi | South | 16.57 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 59' 57.3" | 994.15 mi | West | 0° 00' 43.3" | 0.83 mi | South | 994.12 mi |
| 24 hours | 0° 01' 08.0" | 1.25 mi | East | 0° 17' 13.0" | 19.73 mi | South | 19.77 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Tuesday, November 8, 2022 at 10:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 430.08 meters/second, 1548.3 kilometres/hour, 962.1 miles/hour or 836.0 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" | 16.03 mi | West | 0° 00' 12.0" | 0.23 mi | North | 16.03 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 26.1" | 961.72 mi | West | 0° 12' 00.0" | 13.75 mi | North | 961.31 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 37' 36.0" | 769.94 mi | East | 4° 21' 52.3" | 300.20 mi | North | 817.42 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opuwo | Tue 12:50 pm | 164 km | 102 miles | 88 nm |  SSE |
| Lubango | Tue 11:50 am | 189 km | 118 miles | 102 nm |  N |
| Huambo | Tue 11:50 am | 492 km | 306 miles | 265 nm |  NNE |
| Menongue | Tue 11:50 am | 506 km | 315 miles | 273 nm |  ENE |
| Swakopmund | Tue 12:50 pm | 679 km | 422 miles | 367 nm |  S |
| Rundu | Tue 12:50 pm | 688 km | 427 miles | 371 nm |  ESE |
| Walvis Bay | Tue 12:50 pm | 709 km | 441 miles | 383 nm | S |
| Windhoek | Tue 12:50 pm | 761 km | 473 miles | 411 nm | SSE |
| Malanje | Tue 11:50 am | 845 km | 525 miles | 456 nm | NNE |
| Luanda | Tue 11:50 am | 863 km | 536 miles | 466 nm | N |
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