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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, February 21, 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, February 21, 2016 at 04:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 46' South, Longitude: 115° 56' East

The ground speed is currently 455.75 meters/second, 1640.7 kilometres/hour, 1019.5 miles/hour or 885.9 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"	16.99 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	16.99 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.1"	1019.38 mi	West	0° 00' 54.0"	1.03 mi	North	1019.41 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 44.8"	1.98 mi	West	0° 21' 41.1"	24.84 mi	North	24.92 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 04:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 33' North, Longitude: 82° 38' West

The ground speed is currently 436.34 meters/second, 1570.8 kilometres/hour, 976.1 miles/hour or 848.2 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' 30.6"	16.27 mi	West	0° 00' 06.7"	0.13 mi	South	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 44.5"	975.92 mi	West	0° 06' 46.8"	7.77 mi	South	976.19 mi
24 hours	11° 28' 45.4"	772.00 mi	East	2° 58' 13.4"	204.18 mi	South	802.85 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
Nusa Lembongan	Sun 12:30 pm	238 km	148 miles	128 nm	NNW
Mataram	Sun 12:30 pm	243 km	151 miles	131 nm	N
Seminyak	Sun 12:30 pm	245 km	152 miles	132 nm	NNW
Denpasar	Sun 12:30 pm	247 km	153 miles	133 nm	NNW
Singaraja	Sun 12:30 pm	308 km	191 miles	166 nm	NNW
Raba	Sun 12:30 pm	390 km	242 miles	211 nm	NE
Malang	Sun 11:30 am	476 km	296 miles	257 nm	NW
Surabaya	Sun 11:30 am	522 km	325 miles	282 nm	NW
Kediri	Sun 11:30 am	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	NW
Madiun	Sun 11:30 am	596 km	371 miles	322 nm	NW