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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, March 20, 2015 at 22:44:00.

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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 Friday, March 20, 2015 at 22:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 00' North, Longitude: 159° 08' West

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' 26.1"	5.11 mi	West	0° 23' 42.6"	27.15 mi	North	27.63 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, March 20, 2015 at 22:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 15' North, Longitude: 152° 08' West

The ground speed is currently 445.85 meters/second, 1605.1 kilometres/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.7 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' 26.3"	16.62 mi	West	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	North	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 25.0"	997.24 mi	West	0° 11' 39.4"	13.35 mi	North	997.23 mi
24 hours	13° 24' 50.2"	926.36 mi	East	4° 28' 51.4"	307.91 mi	North	973.35 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
Jarvis Island	Fri 11:44 am	104 km	65 miles	56 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Sat 12:44 pm	288 km	179 miles	156 nm	NE
Fakaofo	Sat 11:44 am	1691 km	1051 miles	913 nm	SW
Baker Island	Fri 10:44 am	1930 km	1199 miles	1042 nm	W
Apia *	Sat 12:44 pm	2069 km	1285 miles	1117 nm	SW
Papeete	Fri 12:44 pm	2205 km	1370 miles	1191 nm	SSE
Rarotonga	Fri 12:44 pm	2350 km	1460 miles	1269 nm	S
Honolulu	Fri 12:44 pm	2362 km	1468 miles	1275 nm	N
Alofi	Fri 11:44 am	2414 km	1500 miles	1304 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Sat 10:44 am	2581 km	1604 miles	1393 nm	WSW