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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 = Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 03:46:00.

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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 Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 03:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 21' North, Longitude: 121° 43' East

The ground speed is currently 463.94 meters/second, 1670.2 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	17.30 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	South	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.3"	1037.80 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1037.80 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 18.1"	6.11 mi	West	0° 23' 20.1"	26.72 mi	South	27.41 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, September 22, 2018 at 03:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 42' South, Longitude: 88° 55' West

The ground speed is currently 435.05 meters/second, 1566.2 kilometres/hour, 973.2 miles/hour or 845.7 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' 32.4"	16.22 mi	West	0° 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	North	16.22 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 28.4"	972.97 mi	West	0° 07' 50.5"	8.99 mi	North	973.30 mi
24 hours	10° 55' 19.4"	730.86 mi	East	3° 25' 50.4"	235.84 mi	North	772.98 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
Gorontalo	Sat 11:46 am	151 km	94 miles	81 nm	E
Palu	Sat 11:46 am	248 km	154 miles	134 nm	SW
Manado	Sat 11:46 am	370 km	230 miles	200 nm	ENE
Mamuju	Sat 11:46 am	459 km	285 miles	248 nm	SW
Kendari	Sat 11:46 am	487 km	303 miles	263 nm	S
Samarinda	Sat 11:46 am	518 km	322 miles	280 nm	W
Balikpapan	Sat 11:46 am	568 km	353 miles	307 nm	WSW
Ternate	Sat 12:46 pm	633 km	393 miles	342 nm	E
Sofifi	Sat 12:46 pm	652 km	405 miles	352 nm	E
Makassar	Sat 11:46 am	659 km	410 miles	356 nm	SSW