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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 05:30:00.

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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 05:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 45' South, Longitude: 100° 56' East

The ground speed is currently 455.77 meters/second, 1640.8 kilometres/hour, 1019.5 miles/hour or 886.0 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"	1019.44 mi	West	0° 00' 54.0"	1.03 mi	North	1019.46 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 45.3"	1.99 mi	West	0° 21' 41.5"	24.85 mi	North	24.93 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, February 21, 2016 at 05:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 26' North, Longitude: 97° 09' West

The ground speed is currently 436.57 meters/second, 1571.7 kilometres/hour, 976.6 miles/hour or 848.6 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' 30.7"	16.28 mi	West	0° 00' 06.7"	0.13 mi	South	16.28 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 47.4"	976.44 mi	West	0° 06' 50.5"	7.84 mi	South	976.70 mi
24 hours	11° 27' 36.3"	771.07 mi	East	2° 59' 29.5"	205.63 mi	South	802.31 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
Bantam	Sun 12:00 noon	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	WSW
The Settlement	Sun 12:30 pm	521 km	323 miles	281 nm	E
Bengkulu	Sun 12:30 pm	784 km	487 miles	423 nm	N
Bogor	Sun 12:30 pm	793 km	493 miles	428 nm	NE
Jakarta	Sun 12:30 pm	825 km	512 miles	445 nm	NE
Bekasi	Sun 12:30 pm	834 km	518 miles	450 nm	NE
Bandung	Sun 12:30 pm	848 km	527 miles	458 nm	ENE
Palembang	Sun 12:30 pm	957 km	595 miles	517 nm	NNE
Semarang	Sun 12:30 pm	1123 km	698 miles	606 nm	ENE
Surakarta	Sun 12:30 pm	1143 km	711 miles	617 nm	ENE