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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, June 2, 2016 at 05:02:00.

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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, June 2, 2016 at 05:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 14' North, Longitude: 104° 00' 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 59.9"	16.01 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	North	16.01 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.9"	960.34 mi	West	0° 00' 19.0"	0.36 mi	North	960.33 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 29.0"	2.65 mi	East	0° 07' 23.7"	8.48 mi	North	8.89 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 05:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 42' North, Longitude: 63° 51' East

The ground speed is currently 441.51 meters/second, 1589.4 kilometres/hour, 987.6 miles/hour or 858.2 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' 26.4"	16.46 mi	West	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	North	16.46 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 30.4"	987.46 mi	West	0° 10' 27.2"	11.98 mi	North	987.30 mi
24 hours	13° 37' 58.0"	932.15 mi	East	3° 53' 43.5"	267.74 mi	North	964.49 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
Lào Cai	Thu 12:02 pm	27 km	17 miles	15 nm	N
Xam Neua	Thu 12:02 pm	202 km	126 miles	109 nm	S
Hanoi	Thu 12:02 pm	233 km	145 miles	126 nm	SE
Hai Phong	Thu 12:02 pm	316 km	196 miles	171 nm	ESE
Luang Prabang	Thu 12:02 pm	325 km	202 miles	175 nm	SW
Kunming	Thu 1:02 pm	337 km	210 miles	182 nm	NNW
Nanning	Thu 1:02 pm	448 km	278 miles	242 nm	E
Vientiane	Thu 12:02 pm	495 km	308 miles	267 nm	SSW
Udon Thani	Thu 12:02 pm	550 km	342 miles	297 nm	SSW
Guiyang	Thu 1:02 pm	553 km	344 miles	299 nm	NNE