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.
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).
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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
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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