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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 = Friday, September 29, 2023 at 06:28:00.

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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 Friday, September 29, 2023 at 06:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 20' South, Longitude: 80° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 463.56 meters/second, 1668.8 kilometres/hour, 1036.9 miles/hour or 901.1 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"	17.28 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 12.6"	1036.94 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1036.94 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 59.7"	5.75 mi	West	0° 23' 18.3"	26.69 mi	South	27.30 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 06:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 13' South, Longitude: 100° 30' West

The ground speed is currently 448.23 meters/second, 1613.6 kilometres/hour, 1002.7 miles/hour or 871.3 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' 29.5"	16.71 mi	West	0° 00' 17.6"	0.34 mi	North	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 34.3"	1002.48 mi	West	0° 17' 41.9"	20.27 mi	North	1002.69 mi
24 hours	12° 08' 05.9"	839.38 mi	East	6° 58' 26.0"	479.18 mi	North	964.90 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
Addu City	Fri 11:28 am	853 km	530 miles	461 nm	WNW
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Fri 11:58 am	1022 km	635 miles	552 nm	N
Colombo	Fri 11:58 am	1028 km	639 miles	555 nm	N
Diego Garcia	Fri 12:28 pm	1064 km	661 miles	575 nm	WSW
Male	Fri 11:28 am	1069 km	665 miles	577 nm	NW
Thiruvananthapuram	Fri 11:58 am	1266 km	786 miles	683 nm	NNW
Madurai	Fri 11:58 am	1384 km	860 miles	747 nm	NNW
Chennai	Fri 11:58 am	1705 km	1059 miles	921 nm	N
Bengaluru	Fri 11:58 am	1726 km	1072 miles	932 nm	N
Pune	Fri 11:58 am	2422 km	1505 miles	1308 nm	NNW