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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 = Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 17:48:00.

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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 Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 17:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 04' South, Longitude: 86° 14' West

The ground speed is currently 426.85 meters/second, 1536.7 kilometres/hour, 954.8 miles/hour or 829.7 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"	15.91 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	North	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 42.2"	954.42 mi	West	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	North	954.43 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 05.2"	7.52 mi	East	0° 04' 50.0"	5.54 mi	North	9.35 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, December 31, 2022 at 17:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 39' North, Longitude: 21° 28' East

The ground speed is currently 442.27 meters/second, 1592.2 kilometres/hour, 989.3 miles/hour or 859.7 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' 32.9"	16.49 mi	West	0° 00' 13.7"	0.26 mi	North	16.49 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 57.3"	989.09 mi	West	0° 13' 45.8"	15.77 mi	North	988.84 mi
24 hours	10° 55' 44.5"	743.01 mi	East	5° 12' 05.7"	357.58 mi	North	817.95 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
Lima	Sat 12:48 pm	1559 km	969 miles	842 nm	NE
Santiago *	Sat 2:48 pm	1909 km	1186 miles	1031 nm	SE
La Paz	Sat 1:48 pm	2028 km	1260 miles	1095 nm	ENE
Sucre	Sat 1:48 pm	2222 km	1381 miles	1200 nm	E
Córdoba	Sat 2:48 pm	2366 km	1470 miles	1277 nm	ESE
Easter Island *	Sat 12:48 pm	2370 km	1473 miles	1280 nm	WSW
Guayaquil	Sat 12:48 pm	2406 km	1495 miles	1299 nm	NNE
Rio Branco	Sat 12:48 pm	2436 km	1514 miles	1315 nm	ENE
Galapagos Islands	Sat 11:48 am	2479 km	1540 miles	1338 nm	N
Quito	Sat 12:48 pm	2661 km	1654 miles	1437 nm	NNE