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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 = 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).

= 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 Tuesday, September 22, 2020 at 05:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 07' North, Longitude: 92° 10' East

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
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 Latitude: 19° 47' South, Longitude: 156° 54' East

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
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
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