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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 05:52:00.

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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 05:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 15' North, Longitude: 91° 30' East

The ground speed is currently 429.48 meters/second, 1546.1 kilometres/hour, 960.7 miles/hour or 834.8 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"	960.31 mi	West	0° 00' 18.9"	0.36 mi	North	960.30 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 29.1"	2.65 mi	East	0° 07' 23.0"	8.47 mi	North	8.87 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, June 2, 2016 at 05:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 51' North, Longitude: 51° 49' East

The ground speed is currently 441.31 meters/second, 1588.7 kilometres/hour, 987.2 miles/hour or 857.8 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"	16.45 mi	West	0° 00' 10.3"	0.20 mi	North	16.45 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 27.8"	987.03 mi	West	0° 10' 24.7"	11.93 mi	North	986.86 mi
24 hours	13° 38' 58.8"	932.94 mi	East	3° 52' 21.8"	266.18 mi	North	964.76 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
Chittagong	Thu 11:52 am	36 km	22 miles	19 nm	ENE
Barisal	Thu 11:52 am	128 km	79 miles	69 nm	WNW
Comilla	Thu 11:52 am	139 km	86 miles	75 nm	NNW
Chandpur	Thu 11:52 am	140 km	87 miles	75 nm	NW
Agartala	Thu 11:22 am	142 km	88 miles	77 nm	N
Tuipang	Thu 11:22 am	157 km	97 miles	85 nm	E
Dhaka	Thu 11:52 am	198 km	123 miles	107 nm	NW
Aizawl	Thu 11:22 am	207 km	129 miles	112 nm	NE
Khulna	Thu 11:52 am	211 km	131 miles	114 nm	WNW
Jessore	Thu 11:52 am	257 km	160 miles	139 nm	WNW