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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 = Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 03:30:00.

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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 Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 03:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 34' North, Longitude: 128° 12' East

The ground speed is currently 454.55 meters/second, 1636.4 kilometres/hour, 1016.8 miles/hour or 883.6 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° 15' 00.1"	16.95 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.95 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.6"	1016.69 mi	West	0° 00' 50.7"	0.97 mi	South	1016.71 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 56.0"	4.44 mi	West	0° 20' 21.3"	23.32 mi	South	23.74 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 03:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 19' South, Longitude: 141° 10' West

The ground speed is currently 430.50 meters/second, 1549.8 kilometres/hour, 963.0 miles/hour or 836.8 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' 30.0"	16.05 mi	West	0° 00' 04.5"	0.09 mi	South	16.05 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 04.7"	962.74 mi	West	0° 04' 25.9"	5.08 mi	South	962.57 mi
24 hours	12° 14' 59.7"	813.32 mi	East	1° 23' 33.1"	95.76 mi	South	815.99 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
Cebu City	Sun 11:30 am	492 km	305 miles	265 nm	WSW
Cagayan de Oro	Sun 11:30 am	518 km	322 miles	280 nm	SW
Davao	Sun 11:30 am	573 km	356 miles	309 nm	SSW
Marawi City	Sun 11:30 am	583 km	362 miles	315 nm	SW
Iloilo City	Sun 11:30 am	623 km	387 miles	337 nm	W
General Santos	Sun 11:30 am	689 km	428 miles	372 nm	SSW
Koror	Sun 12:30 pm	832 km	517 miles	449 nm	SE
Ngerulmud	Sun 12:30 pm	836 km	519 miles	451 nm	ESE
Zamboanga City	Sun 11:30 am	848 km	527 miles	458 nm	SW
Quezon City	Sun 11:30 am	849 km	528 miles	458 nm	WNW