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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, 8 July 2022, 11:14:00. UTC local time = Friday, 8 July 2022, 11:14:00.

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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, 8 July 2022, 11:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 27' North, Longitude: 12° 47' East

The ground speed is currently 428.86 meters/second, 1543.9 kilometres/hour, 959.3 miles/hour or 833.6 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"	25.73 km	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 km	South	25.73 km
1 hour	14° 59' 54.3"	1543.27 km	West	0° 00' 17.3"	0.53 km	South	1543.29 km
24 hours	0° 02' 14.4"	3.84 km	East	0° 07' 06.1"	13.11 km	South	13.66 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, 8 July 2022, 11:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 11' South, Longitude: 116° 48' East

The ground speed is currently 440.32 meters/second, 1585.1 kilometres/hour, 985.0 miles/hour or 855.9 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"	26.42 km	West	0° 00' 14.3"	0.44 km	South	26.42 km
1 hour	14° 30' 39.0"	1584.68 km	West	0° 14' 17.4"	26.35 km	South	1584.24 km
24 hours	12° 13' 31.2"	1335.13 km	East	5° 29' 10.7"	607.00 km	South	1453.24 km

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
Sabha	Fri 13:14	535 km	333 miles	289 nm	NNE
Arlit	Fri 12:14	696 km	432 miles	376 nm	SW
Tamanrasset	Fri 12:14	748 km	465 miles	404 nm	W
Faya-Largeau	Fri 12:14	828 km	514 miles	447 nm	SE
Tripoli	Fri 13:14	1159 km	720 miles	626 nm	N
N'Djamena	Fri 12:14	1169 km	726 miles	631 nm	SSE
Kano	Fri 12:14	1242 km	772 miles	671 nm	SSW
Niamey	Fri 12:14	1501 km	932 miles	810 nm	SW
Valletta *	Fri 13:14	1501 km	933 miles	810 nm	N
Abuja	Fri 12:14	1585 km	985 miles	856 nm	SSW