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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 = Monday, September 21, 2020 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 Monday, September 21, 2020 at 03:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 33' North, Longitude: 125° 46' East

The ground speed is currently 463.92 meters/second, 1670.1 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	17.30 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.1"	1037.77 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1037.77 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 17.0"	6.09 mi	West	0° 23' 20.5"	26.73 mi	South	27.42 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, September 21, 2020 at 03:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 08' South, Longitude: 175° 41' East

The ground speed is currently 431.35 meters/second, 1552.9 kilometres/hour, 964.9 miles/hour or 838.5 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' 26.8"	16.08 mi	West	0° 00' 12.1"	0.23 mi	South	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 45.0"	964.60 mi	West	0° 12' 06.1"	13.87 mi	South	964.24 mi
24 hours	346° 32' 48.5"	898.34 mi	West	4° 18' 44.6"	296.56 mi	South	936.51 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
Manado	Mon 11:30 am	146 km	91 miles	79 nm	NW
Ternate	Mon 12:30 pm	183 km	113 miles	99 nm	E
Sofifi	Mon 12:30 pm	201 km	125 miles	109 nm	E
Gorontalo	Mon 11:30 am	301 km	187 miles	162 nm	W
Ambon	Mon 12:30 pm	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	SSE
Kendari	Mon 11:30 am	617 km	383 miles	333 nm	SW
General Santos	Mon 11:30 am	619 km	384 miles	334 nm	N
Palu	Mon 11:30 am	676 km	420 miles	365 nm	WSW
Davao	Mon 11:30 am	722 km	448 miles	390 nm	N
Zamboanga City	Mon 11:30 am	814 km	506 miles	439 nm	NNW