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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 = Monday, September 14, 2015 at 9:00:00 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

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Position of the Sun

On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 21:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 17' North, Longitude: 136° 07' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.19 meters/second, 1667.5 km/hour, 1036.1 miles/hour or 900.4 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"	17.27 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.27 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.3"	1036.12 mi	West	0° 00' 57.5"	1.10 mi	South	1036.13 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 19.6"	6.13 mi	West	0° 23' 04.5"	26.43 mi	South	27.13 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, September 14, 2015 at 21:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 53' South, Longitude: 119° 59' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.05 meters/second, 1620.2 km/hour, 1006.7 miles/hour or 874.8 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' 34.2"	16.78 mi	West	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	South	16.78 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 17.7"	1006.66 mi	West	0° 09' 05.4"	10.41 mi	South	1006.65 mi
24 hours	10° 20' 13.1"	714.12 mi	East	3° 33' 39.7"	244.69 mi	South	753.39 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
Kiritimati	Tue 11:00 AM	2365 km	1470 miles	1277 nm	W
Papeete	Mon 11:00 AM	2735 km	1699 miles	1477 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Mon 11:00 AM	3086 km	1917 miles	1666 nm	NW
Adamstown	Mon 1:00 PM	3202 km	1990 miles	1729 nm	SSE
Rarotonga	Mon 11:00 AM	3743 km	2326 miles	2021 nm	SW
Los Angeles *	Mon 2:00 PM	3878 km	2410 miles	2094 nm	NNE
Hermosillo	Mon 2:00 PM	3903 km	2425 miles	2107 nm	NE
San Francisco *	Mon 2:00 PM	4068 km	2528 miles	2196 nm	NNE
Fakaofo	Tue 10:00 AM	4136 km	2570 miles	2233 nm	WSW
Phoenix	Mon 2:00 PM	4171 km	2592 miles	2252 nm	NE