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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.

September Equinox 2015

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 08:20:00.

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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 Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 08:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 00' South, Longitude: 53° 08' 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' 15.8"	6.07 mi	West	0° 23' 21.0"	26.74 mi	South	27.42 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, September 23, 2015 at 08:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 26' South, Longitude: 168° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 428.64 meters/second, 1543.1 kilometres/hour, 958.8 miles/hour or 833.2 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' 26.8"	15.98 mi	West	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	North	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 52.3"	958.62 mi	West	0° 04' 43.0"	5.41 mi	North	958.82 mi
24 hours	346° 40' 01.4"	884.66 mi	West	2° 22' 03.7"	162.79 mi	North	904.55 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
Victoria	Wed 12:20 pm	572 km	355 miles	309 nm	SSE
Mogadishu	Wed 11:20 am	897 km	557 miles	484 nm	WNW
Galkayo	Wed 11:20 am	981 km	609 miles	530 nm	NW
Aden	Wed 11:20 am	1674 km	1040 miles	904 nm	NNW
Djibouti	Wed 11:20 am	1692 km	1051 miles	914 nm	NW
Moroni	Wed 11:20 am	1692 km	1051 miles	914 nm	SW
Dar es Salaam	Wed 11:20 am	1713 km	1064 miles	925 nm	WSW
Nairobi	Wed 11:20 am	1822 km	1132 miles	984 nm	W
Addis Ababa	Wed 11:20 am	1881 km	1169 miles	1016 nm	WNW
Sana	Wed 11:20 am	1962 km	1219 miles	1059 nm	NNW