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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, January 18, 2023 at 21:44:00. UTC local time = Wednesday, January 18, 2023 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, January 18, 2023 at 21:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 27' South, Longitude: 143° 23' West

The ground speed is currently 434.67 meters/second, 1564.8 kilometres/hour, 972.3 miles/hour or 844.9 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"	16.21 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.21 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 48.2"	971.99 mi	West	0° 00' 31.0"	0.59 mi	North	972.02 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 37.8"	5.01 mi	East	0° 12' 34.9"	14.43 mi	North	15.27 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 21:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 47' South, Longitude: 171° 16' East

The ground speed is currently 400.54 meters/second, 1442.0 kilometres/hour, 896.0 miles/hour or 778.6 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' 22.5"	14.93 mi	West	0° 00' 06.1"	0.12 mi	South	14.93 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 28.4"	895.45 mi	West	0° 06' 08.1"	7.04 mi	South	895.09 mi
24 hours	344° 31' 19.5"	964.11 mi	West	1° 35' 13.5"	109.27 mi	South	963.73 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	726 km	451 miles	392 nm	WNW
Gambier Islands	Wed 12:44 pm	921 km	573 miles	498 nm	ESE
Vaitape (Bora Bora)	Wed 11:44 am	985 km	612 miles	532 nm	WNW
Adamstown	Wed 1:44 pm	1456 km	905 miles	786 nm	ESE
Rarotonga	Wed 11:44 am	1707 km	1061 miles	922 nm	W
Alofi	Wed 10:44 am	2782 km	1729 miles	1502 nm	W
Kiritimati	Thu 11:44 am	2900 km	1802 miles	1566 nm	NNW
Apia	Thu 10:44 am	3103 km	1928 miles	1675 nm	W
Fakaofo	Thu 10:44 am	3227 km	2005 miles	1743 nm	WNW
Nuku'alofa	Thu 10:44 am	3307 km	2055 miles	1786 nm	W