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.

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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

On Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 04:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 14' North, Longitude: 106° 30' East

The ground speed is currently 429.49 meters/second, 1546.2 kilometres/hour, 960.7 miles/hour or 834.9 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 04:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 40' North, Longitude: 66° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 441.55 meters/second, 1589.6 kilometres/hour, 987.7 miles/hour or 858.3 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

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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Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Hanoi	Thu 11:52 AM	150 km	93 miles	81 nm	SSW
Hai Phong	Thu 11:52 AM	153 km	95 miles	83 nm	S
Nanning	Thu 12:52 PM	197 km	122 miles	106 nm	ENE
Xam Neua	Thu 11:52 AM	325 km	202 miles	176 nm	SW
Zhanjiang	Thu 12:52 PM	413 km	256 miles	223 nm	ESE
Haikou	Thu 12:52 PM	467 km	290 miles	252 nm	ESE
Guiyang	Thu 12:52 PM	482 km	299 miles	260 nm	N
Kunming	Thu 12:52 PM	496 km	308 miles	268 nm	NW
Guilin	Thu 12:52 PM	512 km	318 miles	276 nm	NE
Luang Prabang	Thu 11:52 AM	523 km	325 miles	283 nm	WSW