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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 = Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 18:36:00.

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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 Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 18:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 24' South, Longitude: 99° 50' West

The ground speed is currently 425.76 meters/second, 1532.7 kilometres/hour, 952.4 miles/hour or 827.6 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° 14' 59.7"	15.87 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	South	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.5"	951.97 mi	West	0° 00' 03.5"	0.07 mi	South	951.97 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 25.1"	7.85 mi	East	0° 01' 14.0"	1.42 mi	South	7.98 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, December 18, 2022 at 18:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 15' South, Longitude: 162° 35' West

The ground speed is currently 445.03 meters/second, 1602.1 kilometres/hour, 995.5 miles/hour or 865.1 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' 32.4"	16.59 mi	West	0° 00' 14.6"	0.28 mi	South	16.59 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 18.9"	995.26 mi	West	0° 14' 42.1"	16.84 mi	South	995.10 mi
24 hours	11° 29' 56.3"	787.20 mi	East	5° 45' 11.2"	395.44 mi	South	874.63 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
Easter Island *	Sun 1:36 pm	1041 km	647 miles	562 nm	WSW
Lima	Sun 1:36 pm	2718 km	1689 miles	1467 nm	ENE
Galapagos Islands	Sun 12:36 pm	2723 km	1692 miles	1471 nm	NNE
Santiago *	Sun 3:36 pm	3054 km	1898 miles	1649 nm	ESE
Adamstown	Sun 10:36 am	3074 km	1910 miles	1660 nm	W
La Paz	Sun 2:36 pm	3397 km	2111 miles	1834 nm	E
Quito	Sun 1:36 pm	3448 km	2142 miles	1862 nm	NE
Sucre	Sun 2:36 pm	3612 km	2244 miles	1950 nm	E
Córdoba	Sun 3:36 pm	3618 km	2248 miles	1953 nm	ESE
Rio Branco	Sun 1:36 pm	3710 km	2305 miles	2003 nm	ENE