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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 = Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 04:30:00.

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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 Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 04:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 33' North, Longitude: 113° 12' East

The ground speed is currently 454.57 meters/second, 1636.5 kilometres/hour, 1016.9 miles/hour or 883.6 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"	16.95 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.95 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.6"	1016.74 mi	West	0° 00' 50.7"	0.97 mi	South	1016.76 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 56.2"	4.45 mi	West	0° 20' 21.8"	23.33 mi	South	23.75 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, August 23, 2015 at 04:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 23' South, Longitude: 155° 40' West

The ground speed is currently 430.30 meters/second, 1549.1 kilometres/hour, 962.6 miles/hour or 836.4 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' 29.9"	16.04 mi	West	0° 00' 04.3"	0.08 mi	South	16.04 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 01.1"	962.31 mi	West	0° 04' 21.3"	4.99 mi	South	962.14 mi
24 hours	12° 16' 27.4"	814.63 mi	East	1° 21' 30.1"	93.41 mi	South	817.08 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
Nha Trang	Sun 11:30 am	444 km	276 miles	240 nm	W
Phan Thiết	Sun 11:30 am	561 km	349 miles	303 nm	W
Puerto Princesa	Sun 12:30 pm	638 km	397 miles	345 nm	ESE
Kota Kinabalu	Sun 12:30 pm	693 km	430 miles	374 nm	SSE
Ho Chi Minh	Sun 11:30 am	715 km	444 miles	386 nm	W
Bandar Seri Begawan	Sun 12:30 pm	762 km	473 miles	411 nm	SSE
Pekan Tutong	Sun 12:30 pm	764 km	474 miles	412 nm	SSE
Kuala Belait	Sun 12:30 pm	779 km	484 miles	421 nm	S
Stung Treng	Sun 11:30 am	816 km	507 miles	440 nm	WNW
Cần Thơ	Sun 11:30 am	829 km	515 miles	447 nm	W