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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 = Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 22:46:00.

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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 Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 22:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 31' South, Longitude: 157° 59' West

The ground speed is currently 452.90 meters/second, 1630.4 kilometres/hour, 1013.1 miles/hour or 880.4 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"	16.89 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	16.89 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.0"	1012.96 mi	West	0° 00' 51.8"	0.99 mi	North	1012.99 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 52.2"	0.98 mi	West	0° 20' 48.7"	23.84 mi	North	23.86 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 22:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 13' South, Longitude: 138° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 395.48 meters/second, 1423.7 kilometres/hour, 884.7 miles/hour or 768.7 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' 22.3"	14.74 mi	West	0° 00' 03.0"	0.06 mi	South	14.74 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 16.6"	884.12 mi	West	0° 03' 00.1"	3.45 mi	South	883.93 mi
24 hours	15° 22' 46.8"	946.08 mi	East	0° 17' 57.3"	20.61 mi	South	945.03 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
Vaitape (Bora Bora)	Wed 12:46 pm	803 km	499 miles	434 nm	SE
Rarotonga	Wed 12:46 pm	983 km	611 miles	531 nm	S
Papeete	Wed 12:46 pm	1062 km	660 miles	573 nm	ESE
Alofi	Wed 11:46 am	1469 km	913 miles	793 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Thu 11:46 am	1487 km	924 miles	803 nm	WNW
Apia	Thu 11:46 am	1502 km	933 miles	811 nm	W
Kiritimati	Thu 12:46 pm	1592 km	989 miles	860 nm	N
Nuku'alofa	Thu 11:46 am	2066 km	1284 miles	1116 nm	WSW
Baker Island	Wed 10:46 am	2480 km	1541 miles	1339 nm	WNW
Funafuti	Thu 10:46 am	2536 km	1576 miles	1369 nm	W