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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 30, 2025 at 11:04:00.

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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 Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 11:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 31' South, Longitude: 17° 20' East

The ground speed is currently 442.40 meters/second, 1592.6 kilometres/hour, 989.6 miles/hour or 860.0 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' 59.9"16.49 miWest0° 00' 00.7"0.01 miNorth16.49 mi
1 hour14° 59' 54.0"989.36 miWest0° 00' 41.5"0.79 miNorth989.39 mi
24 hours0° 02' 15.2"2.48 miEast0° 16' 46.2"19.22 miNorth19.38 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 11:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 39' South, Longitude: 30° 25' East

The ground speed is currently 429.04 meters/second, 1544.5 kilometres/hour, 959.7 miles/hour or 834.0 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' 28.6"15.99 miWest0° 00' 14.2"0.27 miNorth16.00 mi
1 hour14° 28' 35.7"959.42 miWest0° 14' 12.6"16.29 miNorth960.15 mi
24 hours12° 17' 35.7"814.78 miEast6° 05' 05.6"418.31 miNorth925.95 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
RunduThu 1:04 pm262 km163 miles141 nmEast E
MenongueThu 12:04 pm318 km198 miles172 nmNorth N
OpuwoThu 1:04 pm375 km233 miles202 nmWest W
LubangoThu 12:04 pm501 km311 miles271 nmNorthwest NW
HuamboThu 12:04 pm551 km342 miles297 nmNorth-northwest NNW
WindhoekThu 1:04 pm560 km348 miles302 nmSouth S
SwakopmundThu 1:04 pm642 km399 miles347 nmSouth-southwest SSW
GhanziThu 1:04 pm647 km402 miles350 nmSoutheast SE
MonguThu 1:04 pm668 km415 miles361 nmEast-northeast ENE
Walvis BayThu 1:04 pm670 km416 miles362 nmSouth-southwest SSW

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