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 = 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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 22:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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