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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, December 21, 2022 at 21:44:00. UTC local time = Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 9:44:00 pm.

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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, December 21, 2022 at 21:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 26' South, Longitude: 146° 26' West

The ground speed is currently 425.64 meters/second, 1532.3 kilometres/hour, 952.1 miles/hour or 827.4 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° 14' 59.7"	15.87 mi	West	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	North	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.2"	951.69 mi	West	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	North	951.69 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 28.9"	7.92 mi	East	0° 00' 14.3"	0.27 mi	North	7.92 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 21:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 24° 01' South, Longitude: 169° 45' West

The ground speed is currently 406.66 meters/second, 1464.0 kilometres/hour, 909.7 miles/hour or 790.5 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' 23.2"	15.16 mi	West	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	South	15.16 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 15.4"	909.15 mi	West	0° 08' 36.5"	9.87 mi	South	908.70 mi
24 hours	15° 13' 41.5"	962.22 mi	East	2° 38' 38.9"	182.01 mi	South	969.18 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
Papeete	Wed 11:44 am	730 km	454 miles	394 nm	NNW
Vaitape (Bora Bora)	Wed 11:44 am	948 km	589 miles	512 nm	NW
Rarotonga	Wed 11:44 am	1395 km	867 miles	753 nm	W
Adamstown	Wed 1:44 pm	1668 km	1036 miles	900 nm	E
Alofi	Wed 10:44 am	2482 km	1542 miles	1340 nm	W
Apia	Thu 10:44 am	2871 km	1784 miles	1550 nm	WNW
Nuku'alofa	Thu 10:44 am	2970 km	1846 miles	1604 nm	W
Kiritimati	Thu 11:44 am	3038 km	1888 miles	1641 nm	NNW
Fakaofo	Thu 10:44 am	3061 km	1902 miles	1653 nm	WNW
Chatham Islands *	Thu 11:29 am	3569 km	2218 miles	1927 nm	SW