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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 = Monday, July 7, 2025 at 09:28:55.

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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 Monday, July 7, 2025 at 09:28:55 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 32' North, Longitude: 39° 01' East

The ground speed is currently 428.58 meters/second, 1542.9 kilometres/hour, 958.7 miles/hour or 833.1 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"	15.98 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.0"	958.31 mi	West	0° 00' 16.5"	0.32 mi	South	958.33 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 18.8"	2.47 mi	East	0° 06' 47.4"	7.79 mi	South	8.17 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, July 7, 2025 at 09:28:55 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 26° 03' South, Longitude: 175° 01' East

The ground speed is currently 402.90 meters/second, 1450.4 kilometres/hour, 901.3 miles/hour or 783.2 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' 29.5"	15.02 mi	West	0° 00' 06.1"	0.12 mi	South	15.02 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 35.3"	900.73 mi	West	0° 06' 06.2"	7.00 mi	South	900.36 mi
24 hours	347° 30' 38.0"	776.30 mi	West	1° 51' 08.3"	127.53 mi	South	780.51 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
Jeddah	Mon 12:28 pm	106 km	66 miles	57 nm	S
Makkah	Mon 12:28 pm	144 km	89 miles	78 nm	SSE
Ta'if	Mon 12:28 pm	195 km	121 miles	105 nm	SE
Medina	Mon 12:28 pm	223 km	138 miles	120 nm	NNE
Port Sudan	Mon 11:28 am	374 km	232 miles	202 nm	SSW
Khamis Mushait	Mon 12:28 pm	607 km	377 miles	328 nm	SE
Haʼil	Mon 12:28 pm	614 km	381 miles	331 nm	NNE
Aswan *	Mon 12:28 pm	650 km	404 miles	351 nm	WNW
Buraidah	Mon 12:28 pm	655 km	407 miles	354 nm	NE
Keren	Mon 12:28 pm	750 km	466 miles	405 nm	S