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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 04:40:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.1"16.99 miWest0° 00' 00.9"0.02 miNorth16.99 mi
1 hour15° 00' 04.1"1019.39 miWest0° 00' 54.0"1.03 miNorth1019.42 mi
24 hours0° 01' 45.0"1.98 miWest0° 21' 41.2"24.84 miNorth24.92 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:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 30.6"16.27 miWest0° 00' 06.7"0.13 miSouth16.27 mi
1 hour14° 30' 44.9"976.01 miWest0° 06' 47.4"7.78 miSouth976.27 mi
24 hours11° 28' 33.9"771.84 miEast2° 58' 26.1"204.42 miSouth802.76 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
DenpasarSun 12:40 pm305 km190 miles165 nmNortheast NE
MalangSun 11:40 am321 km199 miles173 nmNorth-northwest NNW
SingarajaSun 12:40 pm345 km214 miles186 nmNorth-northeast NNE
KediriSun 11:40 am362 km225 miles196 nmNorth-northwest NNW
MataramSun 12:40 pm380 km236 miles205 nmNortheast NE
SurabayaSun 11:40 am395 km245 miles213 nmNorth N
MadiunSun 11:40 am406 km252 miles219 nmNorth-northwest NNW
SurakartaSun 11:40 am455 km283 miles246 nmNorthwest NW
YogyakartaSun 11:40 am470 km292 miles254 nmNorthwest NW
KudusSun 11:40 am522 km324 miles282 nmNorth-northwest NNW

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