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.
UTC time = Friday, September 29, 2023 at 07:20:00.
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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).
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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
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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 15' 00.1" | 17.28 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | South | 17.28 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 12.6" | 1036.93 mi | West | 0° 00' 58.3" | 1.11 mi | South | 1036.93 mi |
24 hours | 0° 04' 59.5" | 5.75 mi | West | 0° 23' 18.2" | 26.69 mi | South | 27.30 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Friday, September 29, 2023 at 07:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 29.5" | 16.71 mi | West | 0° 00' 17.6" | 0.34 mi | North | 16.71 mi |
1 hour | 14° 29' 35.1" | 1002.50 mi | West | 0° 17' 41.4" | 20.26 mi | North | 1002.70 mi |
24 hours | 12° 08' 01.9" | 839.31 mi | East | 6° 57' 47.9" | 478.46 mi | North | 964.29 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 | ||
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Addu City | Fri 12:20 pm | 641 km | 398 miles | 346 nm | ![]() |
Diego Garcia | Fri 1:20 pm | 762 km | 474 miles | 412 nm | ![]() |
Male | Fri 12:20 pm | 974 km | 605 miles | 526 nm | ![]() |
Victoria | Fri 11:20 am | 1375 km | 854 miles | 742 nm | ![]() |
Thiruvananthapuram | Fri 12:50 pm | 1585 km | 985 miles | 856 nm | ![]() |
Colombo | Fri 12:50 pm | 1703 km | 1058 miles | 920 nm | ![]() |
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Fri 12:50 pm | 1706 km | 1060 miles | 921 nm | ![]() |
Madurai | Fri 12:50 pm | 1788 km | 1111 miles | 965 nm | ![]() |
Bengaluru | Fri 12:50 pm | 2019 km | 1254 miles | 1090 nm | ![]() |
Chennai | Fri 12:50 pm | 2206 km | 1371 miles | 1191 nm | ![]() |
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