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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 = Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 7:22:00 AM.

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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)

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Position of the Sun

On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 07:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 59' North, Longitude: 68° 56' East

The ground speed is currently 430.26 meters/second, 1548.9 kilometres/hour, 962.5 miles/hour or 836.4 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° 14' 59.9"16.04 miWest0° 00' 00.3"0.01 miNorth16.04 mi
1 hour14° 59' 54.4"962.07 miWest0° 00' 20.7"0.40 miNorth962.05 mi
24 hours0° 02' 17.8"2.46 miEast0° 08' 08.0"9.33 miNorth9.64 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 07:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 13' North, Longitude: 4° 11' East

The ground speed is currently 447.64 meters/second, 1611.5 kilometres/hour, 1001.3 miles/hour or 870.1 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' 28.4"16.69 miWest0° 00' 11.3"0.22 miNorth16.69 mi
1 hour14° 28' 29.8"1001.24 miWest0° 11' 23.0"13.03 miNorth1001.31 mi
24 hours12° 46' 11.9"883.30 miEast4° 32' 59.8"312.62 miNorth936.00 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

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LocationLocal timeDistanceDirection
DwarkaTue 12:52 PM28 km18 miles15 nmNorth N
PorbandarTue 12:52 PM79 km49 miles43 nmEast-southeast ESE
JamnagarTue 12:52 PM128 km79 miles69 nmEast-northeast ENE
KeshodTue 12:52 PM156 km97 miles84 nmEast-southeast ESE
BhujTue 12:52 PM159 km99 miles86 nmNorth-northeast NNE
JunagadhTue 12:52 PM167 km104 miles90 nmEast-southeast ESE
GandhidhamTue 12:52 PM173 km107 miles93 nmNortheast NE
Jetpur NavagadhTue 12:52 PM177 km110 miles95 nmEast E
VeravalTue 12:52 PM191 km119 miles103 nmSoutheast SE
GondalTue 12:52 PM193 km120 miles104 nmEast E

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