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 = Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 3:30:00 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).
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Position of the Sun
On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 03:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.84 meters/second, 1669.8 km/hour, 1037.6 miles/hour or 901.6 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" | 17.29 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | South | 17.29 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 13.3" | 1037.57 mi | West | 0° 00' 58.1" | 1.11 mi | South | 1037.58 mi |
24 hours | 0° 05' 19.7" | 6.14 mi | West | 0° 23' 17.6" | 26.68 mi | South | 27.37 mi |
Position of the Moon
On Sunday, September 20, 2015 at 03:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.17 meters/second, 1541.4 km/hour, 957.8 miles/hour or 832.3 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' 29.8" | 15.96 mi | West | 0° 00' 03.0" | 0.06 mi | South | 15.96 mi |
1 hour | 14° 29' 50.4" | 957.53 mi | West | 0° 02' 58.9" | 3.42 mi | South | 957.41 mi |
24 hours | 12° 17' 19.3" | 811.71 mi | East | 0° 46' 58.3" | 53.84 mi | South | 811.75 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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Manado | Sun 11:30 AM | 123 km | 77 miles | 67 nm | WNW |
Ternate | Sun 12:30 PM | 171 km | 106 miles | 92 nm | ESE |
Sofifi | Sun 12:30 PM | 191 km | 118 miles | 103 nm | ESE |
Gorontalo | Sun 11:30 AM | 328 km | 204 miles | 177 nm | WSW |
General Santos | Sun 11:30 AM | 545 km | 339 miles | 294 nm | N |
Ambon | Sun 12:30 PM | 601 km | 373 miles | 325 nm | SSE |
Davao | Sun 11:30 AM | 646 km | 401 miles | 349 nm | N |
Kendari | Sun 11:30 AM | 690 km | 429 miles | 373 nm | SSW |
Palu | Sun 11:30 AM | 714 km | 444 miles | 386 nm | WSW |
Mamuju | Sun 11:30 AM | 894 km | 556 miles | 483 nm | WSW |
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