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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 = Monday, August 20, 2018 at 01:44:00.

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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 Monday, August 20, 2018 at 01:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 30' North, Longitude: 154° 53' East

The ground speed is currently 452.98 meters/second, 1630.7 kilometres/hour, 1013.3 miles/hour or 880.5 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"	16.89 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.89 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.8"	1013.15 mi	West	0° 00' 49.3"	0.94 mi	South	1013.17 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 37.0"	4.07 mi	West	0° 19' 49.8"	22.72 mi	South	23.08 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, August 20, 2018 at 01:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 50' South, Longitude: 98° 14' West

The ground speed is currently 424.98 meters/second, 1529.9 kilometres/hour, 950.6 miles/hour or 826.1 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' 30.8"	15.84 mi	West	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	South	15.84 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 54.2"	950.36 mi	West	0° 04' 39.3"	5.34 mi	South	950.16 mi
24 hours	11° 40' 16.6"	764.24 mi	East	1° 25' 54.6"	98.49 mi	South	767.26 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
Weno	Mon 11:44 am	650 km	404 miles	351 nm	SSW
Kolonia	Mon 12:44 pm	713 km	443 miles	385 nm	SSE
Palikir	Mon 12:44 pm	715 km	444 miles	386 nm	SSE
Hagåtña	Mon 11:44 am	1104 km	686 miles	596 nm	W
Wake Island	Mon 1:44 pm	1466 km	911 miles	792 nm	ENE
Majuro	Mon 1:44 pm	1906 km	1184 miles	1029 nm	ESE
Yaren	Mon 1:44 pm	1963 km	1220 miles	1060 nm	SE
Jayapura	Mon 10:44 am	2285 km	1420 miles	1234 nm	SW
Ngerulmud	Mon 10:44 am	2288 km	1421 miles	1235 nm	WSW
Tarawa	Mon 1:44 pm	2345 km	1457 miles	1266 nm	ESE