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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 = Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 10:54:00.

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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 Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 10:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 52' South, Longitude: 17° 32' East

The ground speed is currently 427.45 meters/second, 1538.8 kilometres/hour, 956.2 miles/hour or 830.9 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"	15.94 mi	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	North	15.94 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 42.5"	955.76 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	North	955.78 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 55.3"	7.36 mi	East	0° 05' 51.2"	6.71 mi	North	9.96 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 10:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 15' South, Longitude: 51° 25' East

The ground speed is currently 420.05 meters/second, 1512.2 kilometres/hour, 939.6 miles/hour or 816.5 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' 28.2"	15.66 mi	West	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	North	15.66 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 17.6"	939.25 mi	West	0° 12' 01.0"	13.78 mi	North	939.96 mi
24 hours	12° 22' 04.4"	802.79 mi	East	5° 17' 33.4"	363.98 mi	North	892.76 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
Windhoek	Thu 12:54 pm	57 km	36 miles	31 nm	NW
Okahandja	Thu 12:54 pm	117 km	73 miles	63 nm	NNW
Swakopmund	Thu 12:54 pm	310 km	193 miles	167 nm	W
Walvis Bay	Thu 12:54 pm	311 km	193 miles	168 nm	W
Ghanzi	Thu 12:54 pm	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	ENE
Rundu	Thu 12:54 pm	596 km	370 miles	322 nm	NNE
Tsabong	Thu 12:54 pm	604 km	375 miles	326 nm	SE
Opuwo	Thu 12:54 pm	658 km	409 miles	355 nm	NW
Maun	Thu 12:54 pm	688 km	427 miles	371 nm	ENE
Molepolole	Thu 12:54 pm	831 km	516 miles	449 nm	ESE