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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 15:44:00. UTC local time = Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 3:44:00 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 15:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 26' South, Longitude: 56° 28' 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	South	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.2"	951.70 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	951.70 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 28.8"	7.92 mi	East	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	North	7.92 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 15:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 06' South, Longitude: 83° 23' West

The ground speed is currently 409.86 meters/second, 1475.5 kilometres/hour, 916.8 miles/hour or 796.7 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' 24.1"	15.28 mi	West	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	South	15.28 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 02.8"	916.33 mi	West	0° 09' 31.1"	10.92 mi	South	915.85 mi
24 hours	14° 57' 19.9"	951.60 mi	East	3° 03' 48.8"	210.86 mi	South	963.59 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
Pedro Juan Caballero *	Wed 12:44 pm	125 km	78 miles	67 nm	NE
Caraguatay *	Wed 12:44 pm	203 km	126 miles	109 nm	S
Dourados	Wed 11:44 am	216 km	134 miles	117 nm	NE
Asuncion *	Wed 12:44 pm	236 km	147 miles	128 nm	SSW
Ciudad del Este *	Wed 12:44 pm	297 km	184 miles	160 nm	SE
Foz do Iguaçu	Wed 12:44 pm	301 km	187 miles	163 nm	SE
Fuerte Olimpo *	Wed 12:44 pm	303 km	188 miles	163 nm	NNW
Encarnación *	Wed 12:44 pm	435 km	271 miles	235 nm	S
Rivera	Wed 12:44 pm	831 km	517 miles	449 nm	S
Salto	Wed 12:44 pm	893 km	555 miles	482 nm	S