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Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which areas of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 12:36:00.

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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

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Position of the Sun

On Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 12:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 13' North, Longitude: 7° 34' West

The ground speed is currently 463.59 meters/second, 1668.9 kilometres/hour, 1037.0 miles/hour or 901.1 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"	17.28 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.3"	1037.01 mi	West	0° 00' 58.7"	1.12 mi	North	1037.00 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 32.2"	5.23 mi	West	0° 23' 30.8"	26.93 mi	North	27.43 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 12:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 43' South, Longitude: 116° 54' West

The ground speed is currently 421.75 meters/second, 1518.3 kilometres/hour, 943.4 miles/hour or 819.8 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' 28.8"	15.72 mi	West	0° 00' 05.3"	0.10 mi	South	15.72 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 56.2"	943.13 mi	West	0° 05' 18.8"	6.09 mi	South	942.89 mi
24 hours	12° 23' 01.1"	806.53 mi	East	1° 36' 43.5"	110.90 mi	South	809.98 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
Harper	Tue 12:36 pm	240 km	149 miles	129 nm	N
San Pédro	Tue 12:36 pm	298 km	185 miles	161 nm	NNE
Divo	Tue 12:36 pm	469 km	291 miles	253 nm	NNE
Abidjan	Tue 12:36 pm	522 km	324 miles	282 nm	NE
Daloa	Tue 12:36 pm	530 km	329 miles	286 nm	NNE
Yamoussoukro	Tue 12:36 pm	569 km	353 miles	307 nm	NNE
Kakata	Tue 12:36 pm	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	NNW
Gbarnga	Tue 12:36 pm	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	NNW
Man	Tue 12:36 pm	575 km	357 miles	310 nm	N
Monrovia	Tue 12:36 pm	580 km	360 miles	313 nm	NW