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.
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).
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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
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 | ||||
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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
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 | ||||
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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 | ||
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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 |
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