Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts 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 Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 06:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 30' South, Longitude: 83° 32' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 452.92 meters/second, 1630.5 km/hour, 1013.2 miles/hour or 880.4 knots. The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, February 16, 2016 at 06:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 47' North, Longitude: 177° 20' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.95 meters/second, 1540.6 km/hour, 957.3 miles/hour or 831.9 knots. The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

Locations with the Sun near zenith

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

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Diego Garcia	Tue 12:40 PM	1349 km	838 miles	728 nm	WNW
Male	Tue 11:40 AM	2152 km	1337 miles	1162 nm	NNW
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	Tue 12:10 PM	2181 km	1355 miles	1178 nm	N
Colombo	Tue 12:10 PM	2187 km	1359 miles	1181 nm	N
Thiruvananthapuram	Tue 12:10 PM	2434 km	1513 miles	1314 nm	NNW
Madurai	Tue 12:10 PM	2552 km	1585 miles	1378 nm	NNW
Jakarta	Tue 1:40 PM	2651 km	1647 miles	1431 nm	ENE
Kuala Lumpur	Tue 2:40 PM	2653 km	1648 miles	1432 nm	NE
Singapore	Tue 2:40 PM	2714 km	1686 miles	1465 nm	ENE
Amsterdam Island	Tue 11:40 AM	2865 km	1780 miles	1547 nm	S