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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 2016

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Sunday, March 20, 2016 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, March 20, 2016 at 04:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 00' North, Longitude: 114° 22' 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"	1037.78 mi	West	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	North	1037.78 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 28.5"	5.16 mi	West	0° 23' 41.5"	27.13 mi	North	27.62 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, March 20, 2016 at 04:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 22' North, Longitude: 100° 54' West

The ground speed is currently 440.64 meters/second, 1586.3 kilometres/hour, 985.7 miles/hour or 856.5 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' 31.8"	16.43 mi	West	0° 00' 07.5"	0.15 mi	South	16.43 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 57.9"	985.56 mi	West	0° 07' 39.7"	8.78 mi	South	985.82 mi
24 hours	11° 01' 16.0"	747.45 mi	East	3° 15' 33.0"	224.00 mi	South	783.97 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
Palangka Raya	Sun 11:30 am	249 km	155 miles	135 nm	SSW
Nusantara	Sun 12:30 pm	282 km	175 miles	152 nm	ESE
Balikpapan	Sun 12:30 pm	310 km	193 miles	167 nm	ESE
Samarinda	Sun 12:30 pm	314 km	195 miles	169 nm	E
Banjarmasin	Sun 12:30 pm	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	S
Sibu	Sun 12:30 pm	379 km	235 miles	204 nm	NW
Sarikei	Sun 12:30 pm	394 km	245 miles	213 nm	NW
Kuching	Sun 12:30 pm	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	WNW
Miri	Sun 12:30 pm	488 km	303 miles	263 nm	N
Kuala Belait	Sun 12:30 pm	507 km	315 miles	274 nm	N