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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 = Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 02:28:00.

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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).

= 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 Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 02:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 36' North, Longitude: 144° 34' East

The ground speed is currently 442.27 meters/second, 1592.2 kilometres/hour, 989.3 miles/hour or 859.7 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' 00.0"16.49 miWest0° 00' 00.6"0.01 miSouth16.49 mi
1 hour15° 00' 02.8"989.08 miWest0° 00' 38.9"0.74 miSouth989.11 mi
24 hours0° 01' 12.7"1.33 miWest0° 15' 42.5"18.00 miSouth18.05 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, August 3, 2019 at 02:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 15' North, Longitude: 173° 02' East

The ground speed is currently 436.31 meters/second, 1570.7 kilometres/hour, 976.0 miles/hour or 848.1 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' 26.1"16.27 miWest0° 00' 12.1"0.23 miSouth16.27 mi
1 hour14° 26' 08.2"975.83 miWest0° 12' 11.8"13.98 miSouth976.30 mi
24 hours346° 45' 45.8"894.84 miWest5° 09' 30.2"354.53 miSouth969.47 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
SaipanSat 12:28 pm294 km183 miles159 nmSouth-southeast SSE
HagåtñaSat 12:28 pm457 km284 miles247 nmSouth S
NgerulmudSat 11:28 am1553 km965 miles839 nmSouthwest SW
PalikirSat 1:28 pm1891 km1175 miles1021 nmSoutheast SE
YokohamaSat 11:28 am2039 km1267 miles1101 nmNorth-northwest NNW
TokyoSat 11:28 am2061 km1281 miles1113 nmNorth-northwest NNW
NagoyaSat 11:28 am2089 km1298 miles1128 nmNorth-northwest NNW
OsakaSat 11:28 am2096 km1302 miles1132 nmNorth-northwest NNW
KobeSat 11:28 am2110 km1311 miles1139 nmNorth-northwest NNW
KyotoSat 11:28 am2118 km1316 miles1144 nmNorth-northwest NNW
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