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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 = Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 23:14:00. UTC local time = Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 11:14:00 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 Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 23:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 30' North, Longitude: 167° 14' West

The ground speed is currently 428.69 meters/second, 1543.3 kilometres/hour, 958.9 miles/hour or 833.3 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' 59.9"	15.98 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.0"	958.55 mi	West	0° 00' 16.8"	0.32 mi	South	958.56 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 17.5"	2.44 mi	East	0° 06' 54.5"	7.92 mi	South	8.29 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, July 7, 2022 at 23:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 17' South, Longitude: 68° 57' West

The ground speed is currently 444.67 meters/second, 1600.8 kilometres/hour, 994.7 miles/hour or 864.4 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' 31.6"	16.58 mi	West	0° 00' 14.5"	0.28 mi	South	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 42.1"	994.45 mi	West	0° 14' 38.1"	16.77 mi	South	994.28 mi
24 hours	11° 43' 59.9"	803.15 mi	East	5° 42' 35.0"	392.45 mi	South	887.47 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
Johnston Atoll	Thu 1:14 pm	683 km	424 miles	369 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Thu 1:14 pm	978 km	607 miles	528 nm	E
Midway	Thu 12:14 pm	1200 km	746 miles	648 nm	NW
Kiritimati	Fri 1:14 pm	2521 km	1567 miles	1361 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Thu 11:14 am	2663 km	1655 miles	1438 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Fri 11:14 am	2737 km	1701 miles	1478 nm	W
Majuro	Fri 11:14 am	2857 km	1776 miles	1543 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Fri 11:14 am	3165 km	1966 miles	1709 nm	SW
Adak *	Thu 2:14 pm	3358 km	2087 miles	1813 nm	NNW
Unalaska *	Thu 3:14 pm	3483 km	2164 miles	1881 nm	N