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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.

March Equinox 2009

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:43:00.

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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, March 20, 2009 at 11:43:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 00' North, Longitude: 6° 07' East

The ground speed is currently 463.93 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	North	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1037.77 mi	West	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	North	1037.77 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 27.0"	5.13 mi	West	0° 23' 42.5"	27.15 mi	North	27.63 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:43:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 47' South, Longitude: 63° 10' West

The ground speed is currently 410.95 meters/second, 1479.4 kilometres/hour, 919.3 miles/hour or 798.8 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' 30.7"	15.32 mi	West	0° 00' 06.6"	0.13 mi	North	15.32 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 51.9"	918.85 mi	West	0° 06' 42.6"	7.70 mi	North	919.28 mi
24 hours	11° 26' 48.3"	724.77 mi	East	3° 09' 47.2"	217.64 mi	North	764.77 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
São Tomé	Fri 11:43 am	78 km	49 miles	42 nm	ENE
Santo António (Príncipe)	Fri 11:43 am	233 km	144 miles	126 nm	NE
Port-Gentil	Fri 12:43 pm	308 km	192 miles	167 nm	ESE
Libreville	Fri 12:43 pm	375 km	233 miles	202 nm	E
Bata	Fri 12:43 pm	456 km	283 miles	246 nm	ENE
Lambaréné	Fri 12:43 pm	466 km	289 miles	251 nm	E
Malabo	Fri 12:43 pm	510 km	317 miles	275 nm	NE
Port Harcourt	Fri 12:43 pm	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	N
Yenagoa	Fri 12:43 pm	547 km	340 miles	295 nm	N
Aconibe	Fri 12:43 pm	557 km	346 miles	301 nm	ENE