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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, November 20, 2018 at 21:20:00.

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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, November 20, 2018 at 21:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 49' South, Longitude: 143° 34' West

The ground speed is currently 436.44 meters/second, 1571.2 kilometres/hour, 976.3 miles/hour or 848.4 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' 59.7"	16.27 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	South	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 50.9"	975.96 mi	West	0° 00' 33.3"	0.64 mi	South	975.93 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 44.4"	4.06 mi	East	0° 13' 11.4"	15.12 mi	South	15.66 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, November 20, 2018 at 21:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 15' North, Longitude: 8° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 446.40 meters/second, 1607.1 kilometres/hour, 998.6 miles/hour or 867.7 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' 31.3"	16.64 mi	West	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	North	16.64 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 13.4"	998.42 mi	West	0° 11' 37.1"	13.31 mi	North	998.33 mi
24 hours	11° 48' 46.9"	812.27 mi	East	4° 31' 39.8"	311.16 mi	North	865.76 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
Papeete	Tue 11:20 am	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	WNW
Vaitape (Bora Bora)	Tue 11:20 am	940 km	584 miles	508 nm	WNW
Gambier Islands	Tue 12:20 pm	965 km	600 miles	521 nm	ESE
Adamstown	Tue 1:20 pm	1502 km	933 miles	811 nm	ESE
Rarotonga	Tue 11:20 am	1697 km	1054 miles	916 nm	W
Alofi	Tue 10:20 am	2765 km	1718 miles	1493 nm	W
Kiritimati	Wed 11:20 am	2832 km	1759 miles	1529 nm	NNW
Apia *	Wed 11:20 am	3074 km	1910 miles	1660 nm	W
Fakaofo	Wed 10:20 am	3188 km	1981 miles	1721 nm	WNW
Nukualofa	Wed 10:20 am	3298 km	2049 miles	1781 nm	W