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.

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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

On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 05:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 25' South, Longitude: 95° 49' East

The ground speed is currently 463.80 meters/second, 1669.7 kilometres/hour, 1037.5 miles/hour or 901.6 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

Position of the Moon

On Monday, September 26, 2016 at 05:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 16' North, Longitude: 42° 42' East

The ground speed is currently 432.30 meters/second, 1556.3 kilometres/hour, 967.0 miles/hour or 840.3 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

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Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Padang	Mon 12:28 PM	509 km	316 miles	275 nm	E
Pematangsiantar	Mon 12:28 PM	604 km	375 miles	326 nm	NE
Medan	Mon 12:28 PM	638 km	396 miles	345 nm	NNE
Pekanbaru	Mon 12:28 PM	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	ENE
Bengkulu	Mon 12:28 PM	763 km	474 miles	412 nm	ESE
Banda Aceh	Mon 12:28 PM	773 km	481 miles	418 nm	N
Kuala Lumpur	Mon 1:28 PM	827 km	514 miles	447 nm	NE
Jambi	Mon 12:28 PM	868 km	539 miles	469 nm	E
Ipoh	Mon 1:28 PM	890 km	553 miles	480 nm	NE
Johor Bahru	Mon 1:28 PM	940 km	584 miles	508 nm	ENE