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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, December 5, 2025 at 09:20:50.

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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 Friday, December 5, 2025 at 09:20:50 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 25' South, Longitude: 37° 28' East

The ground speed is currently 428.86 meters/second, 1543.9 kilometres/hour, 959.3 miles/hour or 833.6 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' 59.7"	15.99 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	15.99 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 44.4"	958.94 mi	West	0° 00' 18.5"	0.36 mi	South	958.92 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 16.2"	6.69 mi	East	0° 07' 13.3"	8.28 mi	South	10.64 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, December 5, 2025 at 09:20:50 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 59' North, Longitude: 136° 30' West

The ground speed is currently 391.48 meters/second, 1409.3 kilometres/hour, 875.7 miles/hour or 761.0 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' 19.4"	14.60 mi	West	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	North	14.60 mi
1 hour	14° 19' 29.2"	875.20 mi	West	0° 02' 40.5"	3.07 mi	North	875.03 mi
24 hours	16° 08' 32.9"	986.10 mi	East	0° 02' 23.0"	2.74 mi	North	985.92 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
Beira	Fri 11:20 am	395 km	246 miles	213 nm	NW
Mutare	Fri 11:20 am	629 km	391 miles	339 nm	NW
Maputo	Fri 11:20 am	634 km	394 miles	342 nm	SW
Toliara	Fri 12:20 pm	645 km	401 miles	348 nm	E
Masvingo	Fri 11:20 am	735 km	457 miles	397 nm	WNW
Big Bend	Fri 11:20 am	740 km	460 miles	400 nm	SW
Manzini	Fri 11:20 am	764 km	475 miles	413 nm	SW
Mbabane	Fri 11:20 am	773 km	480 miles	417 nm	SW
Blantyre	Fri 11:20 am	778 km	484 miles	420 nm	NNW
Zomba	Fri 11:20 am	809 km	503 miles	437 nm	NNW