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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 = Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 11:54:00.

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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

Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 11:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 30' North, Longitude: 1° 06' East

The ground speed is currently 428.70 meters/second, 1543.3 kilometres/hour, 959.0 miles/hour or 833.3 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	North	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.4"	958.57 mi	West	0° 00' 16.9"	0.32 mi	North	958.55 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 38.8"	2.82 mi	East	0° 06' 33.9"	7.53 mi	North	8.04 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, June 4, 2025 at 11:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 04' South, Longitude: 107° 20' East

The ground speed is currently 451.52 meters/second, 1625.5 kilometres/hour, 1010.0 miles/hour or 877.7 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' 36.0"	16.83 mi	West	0° 00' 14.3"	0.27 mi	South	16.83 mi
1 hour	14° 36' 00.5"	1009.90 mi	West	0° 14' 20.5"	16.43 mi	South	1010.03 mi
24 hours	9° 34' 00.6"	661.75 mi	East	5° 40' 05.6"	389.47 mi	South	766.89 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
Tamanrasset	Wed 12:54 pm	455 km	283 miles	246 nm	E
In Salah	Wed 12:54 pm	539 km	335 miles	291 nm	NNE
Adrar	Wed 12:54 pm	613 km	381 miles	331 nm	NNW
Timbuktu	Wed 11:54 am	766 km	476 miles	414 nm	SW
Arlit	Wed 12:54 pm	776 km	482 miles	419 nm	ESE
Niamey	Wed 12:54 pm	1000 km	621 miles	540 nm	S
Ouagadougou	Wed 11:54 am	1155 km	718 miles	624 nm	SSW
Marrakech *	Wed 12:54 pm	1355 km	842 miles	731 nm	NW
Kano	Wed 12:54 pm	1405 km	873 miles	758 nm	SE
Fes *	Wed 12:54 pm	1411 km	877 miles	762 nm	NNW