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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 = Friday, July 8, 2022 at 11:24:00. UTC local time = Friday, July 8, 2022 at 11:24:00 am.

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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 Friday, July 8, 2022 at 11:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 27' North, Longitude: 10° 17' East

The ground speed is currently 428.87 meters/second, 1543.9 kilometres/hour, 959.3 miles/hour or 833.7 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' 59.9"	15.99 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	15.99 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.3"	958.95 mi	West	0° 00' 17.3"	0.33 mi	South	958.96 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 14.3"	2.39 mi	East	0° 07' 06.3"	8.15 mi	South	8.49 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, July 8, 2022 at 11:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 14' South, Longitude: 114° 23' East

The ground speed is currently 440.25 meters/second, 1584.9 kilometres/hour, 984.8 miles/hour or 855.8 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' 30.6"	16.41 mi	West	0° 00' 14.3"	0.27 mi	South	16.41 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 38.0"	984.52 mi	West	0° 14' 17.1"	16.37 mi	South	984.25 mi
24 hours	12° 13' 57.5"	829.99 mi	East	5° 28' 57.0"	376.91 mi	South	903.22 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
Tamanrasset	Fri 12:24 pm	491 km	305 miles	265 nm	W
Arlit	Fri 12:24 pm	509 km	316 miles	275 nm	SW
Agadez	Fri 12:24 pm	652 km	405 miles	352 nm	SSW
Sabha	Fri 1:24 pm	659 km	410 miles	356 nm	NE
Zinder	Fri 12:24 pm	965 km	600 miles	521 nm	S
Kano	Fri 12:24 pm	1172 km	728 miles	633 nm	S
Tripoli	Fri 1:24 pm	1193 km	741 miles	644 nm	NNE
N'Djamena	Fri 12:24 pm	1250 km	777 miles	675 nm	SSE
Niamey	Fri 12:24 pm	1313 km	816 miles	709 nm	SW
Abuja	Fri 12:24 pm	1510 km	938 miles	815 nm	SSW