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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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= 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, 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 59.7"	16.14 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	North	16.14 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 46.9"	967.92 mi	West	0° 00' 27.8"	0.53 mi	North	967.95 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 09.4"	5.55 mi	East	0° 11' 18.7"	12.97 mi	North	14.11 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 29.3"	15.57 mi	West	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	South	15.57 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 25.2"	933.82 mi	West	0° 10' 53.3"	12.48 mi	South	934.48 mi
24 hours	11° 43' 43.2"	755.94 mi	East	4° 44' 43.6"	326.40 mi	South	833.72 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
Alice Springs	Wed 1:34 pm	1322 km	822 miles	714 nm	ESE
Perth	Wed 12:04 pm	1322 km	822 miles	714 nm	SSW
Darwin	Wed 1:34 pm	1390 km	864 miles	751 nm	NE
Eucla	Wed 12:49 pm	1393 km	866 miles	752 nm	SSE
Dili	Wed 1:04 pm	1459 km	906 miles	788 nm	NNE
Denpasar	Wed 12:04 pm	1525 km	947 miles	823 nm	NNW
Malang	Wed 11:04 am	1726 km	1073 miles	932 nm	NW
Makassar	Wed 12:04 pm	1776 km	1104 miles	959 nm	N
Surabaya	Wed 11:04 am	1788 km	1111 miles	965 nm	NNW
Bandung	Wed 11:04 am	2155 km	1339 miles	1164 nm	NW