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.
UTC time = Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 05:44:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 05:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 463.94 meters/second, 1670.2 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 | ||||
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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" | 1037.81 mi | West | 0° 00' 58.3" | 1.11 mi | South | 1037.81 mi |
24 hours | 0° 05' 15.4" | 6.06 mi | West | 0° 23' 21.4" | 26.75 mi | South | 27.43 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 05:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 420.10 meters/second, 1512.4 kilometres/hour, 939.7 miles/hour or 816.6 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 | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 25.9" | 15.66 mi | West | 0° 00' 09.0" | 0.17 mi | South | 15.66 mi |
1 hour | 14° 25' 54.6" | 939.37 mi | West | 0° 08' 55.9" | 10.24 mi | South | 938.99 mi |
24 hours | 13° 44' 06.4" | 894.05 mi | East | 2° 55' 48.0" | 201.58 mi | South | 908.07 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 | ||
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Banda Aceh | Tue 12:44 pm | 696 km | 433 miles | 376 nm | NNE |
Medan | Tue 12:44 pm | 819 km | 509 miles | 442 nm | ENE |
Kuala Lumpur | Tue 1:44 pm | 1113 km | 692 miles | 601 nm | ENE |
Bengkulu | Tue 12:44 pm | 1204 km | 748 miles | 650 nm | ESE |
Singapore | Tue 1:44 pm | 1307 km | 812 miles | 706 nm | E |
Palembang | Tue 12:44 pm | 1443 km | 897 miles | 779 nm | ESE |
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Tue 11:14 am | 1552 km | 964 miles | 838 nm | WNW |
Colombo | Tue 11:14 am | 1561 km | 970 miles | 843 nm | WNW |
Bangkok | Tue 12:44 pm | 1763 km | 1095 miles | 952 nm | NNE |
Jakarta | Tue 12:44 pm | 1769 km | 1099 miles | 955 nm | ESE |
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