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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 = Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 01:20:00.

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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

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Position of the Sun

On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 01:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 15' North, Longitude: 161° 38' East

The ground speed is currently 463.82 meters/second, 1669.8 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	17.29 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.29 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.3"	1037.53 mi	West	0° 00' 59.0"	1.13 mi	North	1037.53 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 31.9"	5.22 mi	West	0° 23' 36.9"	27.04 mi	North	27.54 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 24, 2019 at 01:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 23' South, Longitude: 21° 22' East

The ground speed is currently 439.09 meters/second, 1580.7 kilometres/hour, 982.2 miles/hour or 853.5 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' 28.8"	16.37 mi	West	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	South	16.37 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 52.7"	982.03 mi	West	0° 11' 09.2"	12.78 mi	South	981.79 mi
24 hours	12° 26' 40.0"	843.93 mi	East	4° 04' 01.9"	279.60 mi	South	882.64 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
Yaren	Sun 1:20 pm	622 km	386 miles	336 nm	ESE
Palikir	Sun 12:20 pm	736 km	458 miles	398 nm	NNW
Kolonia	Sun 12:20 pm	738 km	458 miles	398 nm	NNW
Honiara	Sun 12:20 pm	1195 km	742 miles	645 nm	S
Majuro	Sun 1:20 pm	1261 km	783 miles	681 nm	ENE
Tarawa	Sun 1:20 pm	1266 km	786 miles	683 nm	E
Port Moresby	Sun 11:20 am	1990 km	1237 miles	1075 nm	SW
Wake Island	Sun 1:20 pm	2069 km	1286 miles	1117 nm	NNE
Port Vila	Sun 12:20 pm	2224 km	1382 miles	1201 nm	SSE
Funafuti	Sun 1:20 pm	2228 km	1385 miles	1203 nm	ESE