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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 = Friday, August 18, 2023 at 09:48:00. Beijing local time = Friday, August 18, 2023 at 5:48:00 pm.

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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).

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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Friday, August 18, 2023 at 09:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 07'  North , Longitude: 33° 59'  East

The ground speed is currently 451.88 meters/second, 1626.8 kilometres/hour, 1010.8 miles/hour or 878.4 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° 15' 00.1" 27.11 km West 0° 00' 00.8" 0.02 km South 27.11 km
1 hour 15° 00' 08.2" 1626.54 km West 0° 00' 48.3" 1.49 km South 1626.58 km
24 hours 0° 03' 22.1" 6.09 km West 0° 19' 27.9" 35.89 km South 36.41 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, August 18, 2023 at 09:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 05'  North , Longitude: 55° 51'  East

The ground speed is currently 446.92 meters/second, 1608.9 kilometres/hour, 999.7 miles/hour or 868.7 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' 35.6" 26.81 km West 0° 00' 13.5" 0.41 km South 26.82 km
1 hour 14° 35' 44.7" 1608.66 km West 0° 13' 28.4" 24.84 km South 1609.29 km
24 hours 9° 37' 39.6" 1061.14 km East 5° 30' 32.5" 609.21 km South 1228.42 km

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
Kosti Fri 11:48 am 144 km 89 miles 78 nm West W
Khartoum Fri 11:48 am 317 km 197 miles 171 nm North-northwest NNW
Teseney Fri 12:48 pm 363 km 225 miles 196 nm Northeast NE
Kassala Fri 11:48 am 367 km 228 miles 198 nm Northeast NE
Gondar Fri 12:48 pm 381 km 237 miles 206 nm East E
Bahir Dar Fri 12:48 pm 406 km 252 miles 219 nm East-southeast ESE
Al-Ubayyid Fri 11:48 am 409 km 254 miles 221 nm West W
Malakal Fri 11:48 am 471 km 293 miles 254 nm South-southwest SSW
Nekemte Fri 12:48 pm 526 km 327 miles 284 nm South-southeast SSE
Mendefera Fri 12:48 pm 557 km 346 miles 301 nm East-northeast ENE

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