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.

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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

On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 23:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 54' South, Longitude: 177° 54' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.24 meters/second, 1664.1 km/hour, 1034.0 miles/hour or 898.5 knots. The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 5, 2015 at 23:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 19' North, Longitude: 107° 07' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.55 meters/second, 1550.0 km/hour, 963.1 miles/hour or 836.9 knots. The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

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
Funafuti	Tue 11:40 AM	512 km	318 miles	277 nm	SW
Baker Island	Mon 11:40 AM	586 km	364 miles	316 nm	NNE
Rawaki	Tue 12:40 PM	809 km	503 miles	437 nm	E
Fakaofo	Tue 12:40 PM	890 km	553 miles	480 nm	SE
Apia *	Tue 1:40 PM	1195 km	743 miles	645 nm	SSE
Tarawa	Tue 11:40 AM	1229 km	764 miles	664 nm	NW
Suva	Tue 11:40 AM	1517 km	943 miles	819 nm	SSW
Yaren	Tue 11:40 AM	1754 km	1090 miles	947 nm	WNW
Majuro	Tue 11:40 AM	1782 km	1107 miles	962 nm	NW
Alofi	Mon 12:40 PM	1790 km	1112 miles	966 nm	SSE