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.
UTC time = Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 04:40:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 04:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 46' South, Longitude: 113° 26' East
The ground speed is currently 455.76 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 | ||||
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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" | 1019.39 mi | West | 0° 00' 54.0" | 1.03 mi | North | 1019.42 mi |
24 hours | 0° 01' 45.0" | 1.98 mi | West | 0° 21' 41.2" | 24.84 mi | North | 24.92 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 04:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 32' North, Longitude: 85° 03' West
The ground speed is currently 436.38 meters/second, 1571.0 kilometres/hour, 976.2 miles/hour or 848.3 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 | ||||
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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' 44.9" | 976.01 mi | West | 0° 06' 47.4" | 7.78 mi | South | 976.27 mi |
24 hours | 11° 28' 33.9" | 771.84 mi | East | 2° 58' 26.1" | 204.42 mi | South | 802.76 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 | ||
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Denpasar | Sun 12:40 pm | 305 km | 190 miles | 165 nm | ![]() |
Malang | Sun 11:40 am | 321 km | 199 miles | 173 nm | ![]() |
Singaraja | Sun 12:40 pm | 345 km | 214 miles | 186 nm | ![]() |
Kediri | Sun 11:40 am | 362 km | 225 miles | 196 nm | ![]() |
Mataram | Sun 12:40 pm | 380 km | 236 miles | 205 nm | ![]() |
Surabaya | Sun 11:40 am | 395 km | 245 miles | 213 nm | ![]() |
Madiun | Sun 11:40 am | 406 km | 252 miles | 219 nm | ![]() |
Surakarta | Sun 11:40 am | 455 km | 283 miles | 246 nm | ![]() |
Yogyakarta | Sun 11:40 am | 470 km | 292 miles | 254 nm | ![]() |
Kudus | Sun 11:40 am | 522 km | 324 miles | 282 nm | ![]() |
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