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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 02:44:00.

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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, December 17, 2018 at 02:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 21' South, Longitude: 137° 59' East

The ground speed is currently 425.94 meters/second, 1533.4 kilometres/hour, 952.8 miles/hour or 828.0 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' 59.7"	15.88 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	South	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.7"	952.37 mi	West	0° 00' 05.5"	0.11 mi	South	952.37 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 19.7"	7.76 mi	East	0° 02' 01.4"	2.32 mi	South	8.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, December 17, 2018 at 02:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 38' North, Longitude: 112° 21' West

The ground speed is currently 450.06 meters/second, 1620.2 kilometres/hour, 1006.8 miles/hour or 874.8 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' 33.3"	16.78 mi	West	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	North	16.78 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 14.2"	1006.65 mi	West	0° 11' 31.1"	13.19 mi	North	1006.71 mi
24 hours	10° 54' 30.0"	754.49 mi	East	4° 37' 38.8"	317.95 mi	North	817.69 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
Alice Springs	Mon 12:14 pm	420 km	261 miles	227 nm	W
Tennant Creek	Mon 12:14 pm	567 km	352 miles	306 nm	NW
Cairns	Mon 12:44 pm	1081 km	672 miles	584 nm	NE
Adelaide *	Mon 1:14 pm	1285 km	799 miles	694 nm	S
Eucla	Mon 11:29 am	1287 km	800 miles	695 nm	SW
Darwin	Mon 12:14 pm	1421 km	883 miles	767 nm	NNW
Brisbane	Mon 12:44 pm	1580 km	982 miles	853 nm	ESE
Canberra *	Mon 1:44 pm	1707 km	1061 miles	922 nm	SE
Melbourne *	Mon 1:44 pm	1737 km	1079 miles	938 nm	SSE
Sydney *	Mon 1:44 pm	1739 km	1080 miles	939 nm	SE