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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, June 25, 2018 at 03:44:00.

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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, June 25, 2018 at 03:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 23' North, Longitude: 124° 39' East

The ground speed is currently 425.89 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' 59.9"	15.88 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	South	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.0"	952.25 mi	West	0° 00' 03.8"	0.07 mi	South	952.26 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 09.3"	3.34 mi	East	0° 01' 45.0"	2.01 mi	South	3.90 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, June 25, 2018 at 03:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 24' South, Longitude: 90° 47' West

The ground speed is currently 433.18 meters/second, 1559.4 kilometres/hour, 969.0 miles/hour or 842.0 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' 31.5"	16.15 mi	West	0° 00' 07.5"	0.14 mi	South	16.15 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 32.9"	968.76 mi	West	0° 07' 26.8"	8.54 mi	South	968.51 mi
24 hours	11° 28' 19.5"	765.15 mi	East	2° 36' 52.5"	179.79 mi	South	781.06 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
Taipei	Mon 11:44 am	368 km	229 miles	199 nm	WNW
Taoyuan City	Mon 11:44 am	383 km	238 miles	207 nm	WNW
Hsinchu	Mon 11:44 am	406 km	252 miles	219 nm	WNW
Taichung	Mon 11:44 am	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	WNW
Kaohsiung	Mon 11:44 am	431 km	268 miles	233 nm	W
Naha	Mon 12:44 pm	439 km	272 miles	237 nm	NE
Foochow	Mon 11:44 am	618 km	384 miles	334 nm	WNW
Xiamen	Mon 11:44 am	679 km	422 miles	367 nm	WNW
Ningbo	Mon 11:44 am	781 km	486 miles	422 nm	NNW
Shantou	Mon 11:44 am	815 km	506 miles	440 nm	W