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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, April 16, 2025 at 10:50:00.

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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, April 16, 2025 at 10:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 18' North, Longitude: 17° 26' East

The ground speed is currently 456.48 meters/second, 1643.3 kilometres/hour, 1021.1 miles/hour or 887.3 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° 15' 00.1"	17.02 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	17.02 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.8"	1021.03 mi	West	0° 00' 53.0"	1.01 mi	North	1021.01 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 27.7"	3.93 mi	West	0° 21' 06.7"	24.18 mi	North	24.50 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, April 16, 2025 at 10:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 40' South, Longitude: 126° 14' West

The ground speed is currently 404.50 meters/second, 1456.2 kilometres/hour, 904.8 miles/hour or 786.3 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' 30.2"	15.08 mi	West	0° 00' 06.7"	0.13 mi	South	15.08 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 12.8"	904.32 mi	West	0° 06' 43.6"	7.72 mi	South	903.93 mi
24 hours	12° 13' 18.9"	762.17 mi	East	2° 07' 31.0"	146.32 mi	South	769.23 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
Sarh	Wed 11:50 am	164 km	102 miles	89 nm	SE
Moundou	Wed 11:50 am	243 km	151 miles	131 nm	SW
Mongo	Wed 11:50 am	250 km	155 miles	135 nm	NNE
N'Djamena	Wed 11:50 am	329 km	204 miles	177 nm	NW
Maroua	Wed 11:50 am	342 km	213 miles	185 nm	W
Moussoro	Wed 11:50 am	384 km	239 miles	207 nm	NNW
Kaga-Bandoro	Wed 11:50 am	412 km	256 miles	222 nm	SSE
Bozoum	Wed 11:50 am	455 km	283 miles	246 nm	SSW
Garoua	Wed 11:50 am	457 km	284 miles	246 nm	WSW
Maiduguri	Wed 11:50 am	498 km	309 miles	269 nm	WNW