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Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Sunday, September 6, 2015 at 10:30:00 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

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Position of the Sun

On Sunday, September 6, 2015 at 10:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 28' North, Longitude: 22° 07' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.00 meters/second, 1659.6 km/hour, 1031.2 miles/hour or 896.1 knots. The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Time	Longitude difference			Latitude difference			Total
later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	17.19 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	South	17.19 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 12.7"	1031.19 mi	West	0° 00' 55.8"	1.07 mi	South	1031.21 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 05.0"	5.82 mi	West	0° 22' 23.3"	25.64 mi	South	26.29 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, September 6, 2015 at 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 08' North, Longitude: 56° 47' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.38 meters/second, 1531.4 km/hour, 951.5 miles/hour or 826.9 knots. The table below shows the Moon position 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' 28.1"	15.86 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	15.86 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 14.0"	951.32 mi	West	0° 00' 36.8"	0.70 mi	North	951.29 mi
24 hours	12° 32' 37.3"	824.70 mi	East	0° 12' 37.5"	14.47 mi	South	825.32 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Bria	Sun 11:30 AM	16 km	10 miles	9 nm	WNW
Bambari	Sun 11:30 AM	179 km	111 miles	96 nm	WSW
Kaga-Bandoro	Sun 11:30 AM	330 km	205 miles	178 nm	W
Birao	Sun 11:30 AM	429 km	266 miles	232 nm	N
Bangui	Sun 11:30 AM	459 km	285 miles	248 nm	WSW
Bimbo	Sun 11:30 AM	480 km	298 miles	259 nm	WSW
Obo	Sun 11:30 AM	498 km	310 miles	269 nm	ESE
Sarh	Sun 11:30 AM	507 km	315 miles	274 nm	NW
Bozoum	Sun 11:30 AM	636 km	395 miles	343 nm	W
Wau	Sun 1:30 PM	662 km	412 miles	358 nm	ENE