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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 = Friday, November 16, 2018 at 07:34:00.

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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 Friday, November 16, 2018 at 07:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 45' South, Longitude: 62° 41' East

The ground speed is currently 439.33 meters/second, 1581.6 kilometres/hour, 982.8 miles/hour or 854.0 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° 14' 59.9"	16.38 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	South	16.38 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.2"	982.46 mi	West	0° 00' 37.3"	0.71 mi	South	982.43 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 49.0"	3.08 mi	East	0° 14' 47.6"	16.96 mi	South	17.24 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, November 16, 2018 at 07:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 31' South, Longitude: 165° 36' East

The ground speed is currently 437.61 meters/second, 1575.4 kilometres/hour, 978.9 miles/hour or 850.6 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' 33.1"	16.31 mi	West	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	North	16.32 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 05.6"	978.73 mi	West	0° 08' 37.4"	9.88 mi	North	979.07 mi
24 hours	10° 41' 00.5"	718.61 mi	East	3° 42' 39.3"	255.08 mi	North	767.30 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
Port Mathurin (Rodrigues)	Fri 11:34 am	129 km	80 miles	70 nm	SE
Port Louis	Fri 11:34 am	567 km	352 miles	306 nm	WSW
Saint-Denis	Fri 11:34 am	794 km	493 miles	429 nm	WSW
Saint-Pierre	Fri 11:34 am	807 km	502 miles	436 nm	WSW
Saint-Paul	Fri 11:34 am	816 km	507 miles	441 nm	WSW
Antananarivo	Fri 10:34 am	1598 km	993 miles	863 nm	W
Diego Garcia	Fri 1:34 pm	1646 km	1023 miles	889 nm	NE
Victoria	Fri 11:34 am	1749 km	1087 miles	944 nm	NNW
Moroni	Fri 10:34 am	2226 km	1383 miles	1202 nm	WNW
Amsterdam Island	Fri 12:34 pm	2560 km	1591 miles	1382 nm	SSE