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Day and Night World Map

The map shows day and night on Earth and the positions of the Sun (subsolar point) and the Moon (sublunar point) right now.

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Friday, September 29, 2023 at 07:20:00.

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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

Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 07:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 21' South, Longitude: 67° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 463.55 meters/second, 1668.8 kilometres/hour, 1036.9 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	South	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 12.6"	1036.93 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1036.93 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 59.5"	5.75 mi	West	0° 23' 18.2"	26.69 mi	South	27.30 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 07:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 02' North, Longitude: 113° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 448.24 meters/second, 1613.7 kilometres/hour, 1002.7 miles/hour or 871.3 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' 29.5"	16.71 mi	West	0° 00' 17.6"	0.34 mi	North	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 35.1"	1002.50 mi	West	0° 17' 41.4"	20.26 mi	North	1002.70 mi
24 hours	12° 08' 01.9"	839.31 mi	East	6° 57' 47.9"	478.46 mi	North	964.29 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
Addu City	Fri 12:20 pm	641 km	398 miles	346 nm	ENE
Diego Garcia	Fri 1:20 pm	762 km	474 miles	412 nm	SE
Male	Fri 12:20 pm	974 km	605 miles	526 nm	NE
Victoria	Fri 11:20 am	1375 km	854 miles	742 nm	W
Thiruvananthapuram	Fri 12:50 pm	1585 km	985 miles	856 nm	NE
Colombo	Fri 12:50 pm	1703 km	1058 miles	920 nm	NE
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Fri 12:50 pm	1706 km	1060 miles	921 nm	NE
Madurai	Fri 12:50 pm	1788 km	1111 miles	965 nm	NE
Bengaluru	Fri 12:50 pm	2019 km	1254 miles	1090 nm	NNE
Chennai	Fri 12:50 pm	2206 km	1371 miles	1191 nm	NE