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.

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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 Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 07:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 18' North, Longitude: 60° 09' East

The ground speed is currently 435.20 meters/second, 1566.7 kilometres/hour, 973.5 miles/hour or 846.0 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, May 21, 2016 at 07:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 28' South, Longitude: 125° 04' West

The ground speed is currently 435.34 meters/second, 1567.2 kilometres/hour, 973.8 miles/hour or 846.2 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

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Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Nizwa	Sat 11:56	399 km	248 miles	216 nm	NW
Muscat	Sat 11:56	403 km	250 miles	217 nm	NNW
Seeb	Sat 11:56	427 km	265 miles	231 nm	NNW
Al Ain	Sat 11:56	626 km	389 miles	338 nm	NW
Salalah	Sat 11:56	735 km	457 miles	397 nm	WSW
Dubai	Sat 11:56	743 km	462 miles	401 nm	NW
Sharjah	Sat 11:56	744 km	462 miles	402 nm	NW
Abu Dhabi	Sat 11:56	754 km	469 miles	407 nm	NW
Bandar-Abbas *	Sat 12:26	859 km	534 miles	464 nm	NNW
Karachi	Sat 12:56	869 km	540 miles	469 nm	NE