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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.

Map showing day and night parts of the world

UTC time = Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 08:26:00.

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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

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Position of the Sun

On Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 08:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 05' North, Longitude: 54° 18' East

The ground speed is currently 453.71 meters/second, 1633.3 kilometres/hour, 1014.9 miles/hour or 881.9 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° 15' 00.1"	16.92 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	South	16.92 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.3"	1014.79 mi	West	0° 00' 50.0"	0.95 mi	South	1014.81 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 46.3"	4.25 mi	West	0° 20' 04.4"	23.00 mi	South	23.39 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 08:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 30' South, Longitude: 176° 13' East

The ground speed is currently 420.52 meters/second, 1513.9 kilometres/hour, 940.7 miles/hour or 817.4 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' 30.6"	15.68 mi	West	0° 00' 01.8"	0.03 mi	South	15.68 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 44.1"	940.35 mi	West	0° 01' 44.8"	2.00 mi	South	940.27 mi
24 hours	348° 18' 07.6"	758.08 mi	West	0° 15' 06.9"	17.33 mi	South	757.65 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
Hadibu	Tue 11:26 am	70 km	44 miles	38 nm	NNW
Salalah	Tue 12:26 pm	546 km	339 miles	295 nm	N
Bosaso	Tue 11:26 am	565 km	351 miles	305 nm	W
Al Mukalla	Tue 11:26 am	623 km	387 miles	337 nm	WNW
Galkayo	Tue 11:26 am	956 km	594 miles	516 nm	SW
Aden	Tue 11:26 am	1011 km	628 miles	546 nm	W
Sana	Tue 11:26 am	1149 km	714 miles	621 nm	WNW
Djibouti	Tue 11:26 am	1217 km	756 miles	657 nm	W
Muscat	Tue 12:26 pm	1352 km	840 miles	730 nm	NNE
Abu Dhabi	Tue 12:26 pm	1372 km	853 miles	741 nm	N