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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 22, 2025 at 00:32:00.

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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 22, 2025 at 00:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 40' South, Longitude: 174° 53' East

The ground speed is currently 436.87 meters/second, 1572.7 kilometres/hour, 977.3 miles/hour or 849.2 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"	16.29 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.29 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 49.9"	976.94 mi	West	0° 00' 34.3"	0.66 mi	North	976.97 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 55.6"	4.27 mi	East	0° 13' 56.1"	15.98 mi	North	16.54 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, January 22, 2025 at 00:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 37' South, Longitude: 81° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 434.15 meters/second, 1562.9 kilometres/hour, 971.2 miles/hour or 843.9 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' 34.3"	16.18 mi	West	0° 00' 12.1"	0.23 mi	South	16.19 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 22.2"	970.84 mi	West	0° 12' 07.4"	13.89 mi	South	970.46 mi
24 hours	10° 34' 19.7"	704.38 mi	East	4° 33' 23.7"	313.37 mi	South	763.10 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
Nadi	Wed 12:32 pm	338 km	210 miles	182 nm	NE
Lautoka	Wed 12:32 pm	355 km	220 miles	191 nm	NE
Suva	Wed 12:32 pm	410 km	255 miles	221 nm	ENE
Levuka	Wed 12:32 pm	471 km	293 miles	255 nm	ENE
Labasa	Wed 12:32 pm	595 km	370 miles	321 nm	NE
Port Vila	Wed 11:32 am	724 km	450 miles	391 nm	WNW
Noumea	Wed 11:32 am	924 km	574 miles	499 nm	WSW
Luganville	Wed 11:32 am	937 km	582 miles	506 nm	WNW
Nuku'alofa	Wed 1:32 pm	1048 km	651 miles	566 nm	E
Funafuti	Wed 12:32 pm	1318 km	819 miles	712 nm	NNE