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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, January 15, 2025 at 04:04:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 04:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 05' South, Longitude: 121° 21' East

The ground speed is currently 432.86 meters/second, 1558.3 kilometres/hour, 968.3 miles/hour or 841.4 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 59.7"16.14 miWest0° 00' 00.5"0.01 miNorth16.14 mi
1 hour14° 59' 46.9"967.92 miWest0° 00' 27.8"0.53 miNorth967.95 mi
24 hours0° 05' 09.4"5.55 miEast0° 11' 18.7"12.97 miNorth14.11 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 04:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 19' North, Longitude: 41° 56' West

The ground speed is currently 417.61 meters/second, 1503.4 kilometres/hour, 934.2 miles/hour or 811.8 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 29.3"15.57 miWest0° 00' 10.7"0.21 miSouth15.57 mi
1 hour14° 29' 25.2"933.82 miWest0° 10' 53.3"12.48 miSouth934.48 mi
24 hours11° 43' 43.2"755.94 miEast4° 44' 43.6"326.40 miSouth833.72 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Alice SpringsWed 1:34 pm1322 km822 miles714 nmEast-southeast ESE
PerthWed 12:04 pm1322 km822 miles714 nmSouth-southwest SSW
DarwinWed 1:34 pm1390 km864 miles751 nmNortheast NE
EuclaWed 12:49 pm1393 km866 miles752 nmSouth-southeast SSE
DiliWed 1:04 pm1459 km906 miles788 nmNorth-northeast NNE
DenpasarWed 12:04 pm1525 km947 miles823 nmNorth-northwest NNW
MalangWed 11:04 am1726 km1073 miles932 nmNorthwest NW
MakassarWed 12:04 pm1776 km1104 miles959 nmNorth N
SurabayaWed 11:04 am1788 km1111 miles965 nmNorth-northwest NNW
BandungWed 11:04 am2155 km1339 miles1164 nmNorthwest NW

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