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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 = Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 05:44:00.

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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

Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 05:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 1° 56' South, Longitude: 91° 43' East

The ground speed is currently 463.68 meters/second, 1669.2 kilometres/hour, 1037.2 miles/hour or 901.3 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	South	17.29 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 12.7"	1037.22 mi	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	South	1037.21 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 03.3"	5.83 mi	West	0° 23' 19.6"	26.71 mi	South	27.34 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 05:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 28' South, Longitude: 102° 11' West

The ground speed is currently 444.06 meters/second, 1598.6 kilometres/hour, 993.3 miles/hour or 863.2 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"	16.55 mi	West	0° 00' 17.3"	0.33 mi	North	16.56 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 48.1"	993.11 mi	West	0° 17' 17.8"	19.81 mi	North	993.63 mi
24 hours	12° 18' 41.4"	844.39 mi	East	7° 02' 05.7"	483.38 mi	North	977.00 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
Banda Aceh	Thu 12:44 pm	921 km	572 miles	497 nm	NNE
Medan	Thu 12:44 pm	986 km	613 miles	533 nm	NE
Bengkulu	Thu 12:44 pm	1191 km	740 miles	643 nm	E
Kuala Lumpur	Thu 1:44 pm	1246 km	774 miles	673 nm	ENE
Singapore	Thu 1:44 pm	1397 km	868 miles	755 nm	ENE
Palembang	Thu 12:44 pm	1456 km	905 miles	786 nm	E
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Thu 11:14 am	1633 km	1015 miles	882 nm	NW
Colombo	Thu 11:14 am	1642 km	1020 miles	887 nm	NW
Jakarta	Thu 12:44 pm	1740 km	1081 miles	940 nm	ESE
Bandung	Thu 12:44 pm	1848 km	1148 miles	998 nm	ESE