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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, December 17, 2018 at 10:36:00.

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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, December 17, 2018 at 10:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 21' South, Longitude: 20° 01' East

The ground speed is currently 425.90 meters/second, 1533.2 kilometres/hour, 952.7 miles/hour or 827.9 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"	15.88 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	South	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.7"	952.29 mi	West	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	South	952.28 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 20.5"	7.77 mi	East	0° 01' 52.1"	2.14 mi	South	8.06 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 10:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 09' North, Longitude: 133° 11' East

The ground speed is currently 449.61 meters/second, 1618.6 kilometres/hour, 1005.8 miles/hour or 874.0 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' 32.9"	16.76 mi	West	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	North	16.76 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 55.0"	1005.64 mi	West	0° 11' 34.6"	13.26 mi	North	1005.66 mi
24 hours	11° 04' 12.5"	765.20 mi	East	4° 37' 16.3"	317.53 mi	North	826.63 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
Tshane	Mon 12:36 pm	203 km	126 miles	109 nm	ESE
Ghanzi	Mon 12:36 pm	249 km	154 miles	134 nm	NE
Windhoek	Mon 12:36 pm	314 km	195 miles	169 nm	WNW
Tsabong	Mon 12:36 pm	381 km	237 miles	206 nm	SE
Maun	Mon 12:36 pm	512 km	318 miles	276 nm	NE
Walvis Bay	Mon 12:36 pm	566 km	352 miles	306 nm	W
Swakopmund	Mon 12:36 pm	568 km	353 miles	307 nm	W
Kanye	Mon 12:36 pm	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	ESE
Molepolole	Mon 12:36 pm	571 km	355 miles	309 nm	ESE
Rundu	Mon 12:36 pm	603 km	375 miles	326 nm	N