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Day and Night World Map

The map shows day and night on Earth and the positions of the Sun (subsolar point) and the Moon (sublunar point) right now.

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Friday, September 29, 2023 at 07:20:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 07:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 2° 21' South, Longitude: 67° 37' East

The ground speed is currently 463.55 meters/second, 1668.8 kilometres/hour, 1036.9 miles/hour or 901.1 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.1"17.28 miWest0° 00' 01.0"0.02 miSouth17.28 mi
1 hour15° 00' 12.6"1036.93 miWest0° 00' 58.3"1.11 miSouth1036.93 mi
24 hours0° 04' 59.5"5.75 miWest0° 23' 18.2"26.69 miSouth27.30 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 07:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 02' North, Longitude: 113° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 448.24 meters/second, 1613.7 kilometres/hour, 1002.7 miles/hour or 871.3 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 29.5"16.71 miWest0° 00' 17.6"0.34 miNorth16.71 mi
1 hour14° 29' 35.1"1002.50 miWest0° 17' 41.4"20.26 miNorth1002.70 mi
24 hours12° 08' 01.9"839.31 miEast6° 57' 47.9"478.46 miNorth964.29 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Addu CityFri 12:20 pm641 km398 miles346 nmEast-northeast ENE
Diego GarciaFri 1:20 pm762 km474 miles412 nmSoutheast SE
MaleFri 12:20 pm974 km605 miles526 nmNortheast NE
VictoriaFri 11:20 am1375 km854 miles742 nmWest W
ThiruvananthapuramFri 12:50 pm1585 km985 miles856 nmNortheast NE
ColomboFri 12:50 pm1703 km1058 miles920 nmNortheast NE
Sri Jayawardenepura KotteFri 12:50 pm1706 km1060 miles921 nmNortheast NE
MaduraiFri 12:50 pm1788 km1111 miles965 nmNortheast NE
BengaluruFri 12:50 pm2019 km1254 miles1090 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ChennaiFri 12:50 pm2206 km1371 miles1191 nmNortheast NE

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