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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 = Maanantai 28. Marraskuu 2022, 17:48:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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 Maanantai 28. Marraskuu 2022, 17:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 23' South, Longitude: 89° 60' West

The ground speed is currently 431,97 meters/second, 1555,1 kilometres/hour, 966,3 miles/hour or 839,7 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 59.7"25,92 kmWest0° 00' 00.4"0,01 kmSouth25,92 km
1 hour14° 59' 47.1"1554,51 kmWest0° 00' 25.9"0,80 kmSouth1554,47 km
24 hours0° 05' 14.8"9,07 kmEast0° 10' 09.4"18,74 kmSouth20,82 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Maanantai 28. Marraskuu 2022, 17:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 15' South, Longitude: 18° 41' West

The ground speed is currently 412,97 meters/second, 1486,7 kilometres/hour, 923,8 miles/hour or 802,8 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 25.2"24,78 kmWest0° 00' 10.2"0,31 kmNorth24,78 km
1 hour14° 25' 19.2"1486,12 kmWest0° 10' 18.3"19,02 kmNorth1487,15 km
24 hours13° 19' 45.7"1373,61 kmEast4° 39' 47.5"516,23 kmNorth1487,22 km

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
LimaMa 12.481723 km1071 miles930 nmNortheast NE
Easter Island *Ma 12.482060 km1280 miles1112 nmWest-southwest WSW
Galapagos IslandsMa 11.482267 km1409 miles1224 nmNorth N
Santiago *Ma 14.482326 km1445 miles1256 nmSoutheast SE
La PazMa 13.482363 km1468 miles1276 nmEast E
GuayaquilMa 12.482387 km1483 miles1289 nmNorth-northeast NNE
SucreMa 13.482595 km1612 miles1401 nmEast E
QuitoMa 12.482653 km1649 miles1433 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Rio BrancoMa 12.482686 km1669 miles1450 nmEast-northeast ENE
CórdobaMa 14.482795 km1737 miles1509 nmEast-southeast ESE

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