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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 16:54:00.

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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 16:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 51' South, Longitude: 72° 26' West

The ground speed is currently 427.52 meters/second, 1539.1 kilometres/hour, 956.3 miles/hour or 831.0 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"	955.93 mi	West	0° 00' 14.4"	0.27 mi	North	955.94 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 53.8"	7.33 mi	East	0° 05' 58.0"	6.84 mi	North	10.03 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, January 2, 2025 at 16:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 01' South, Longitude: 35° 26' West

The ground speed is currently 423.47 meters/second, 1524.5 kilometres/hour, 947.3 miles/hour or 823.2 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' 28.6"	15.79 mi	West	0° 00' 12.5"	0.24 mi	North	15.79 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 42.8"	946.92 mi	West	0° 12' 41.5"	14.55 mi	North	947.63 mi
24 hours	12° 12' 41.3"	798.72 mi	East	5° 31' 22.3"	379.76 mi	North	895.17 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
Antofagasta *	Thu 1:54 pm	226 km	141 miles	122 nm	ESE
Arequipa	Thu 11:54 am	720 km	447 miles	389 nm	N
Salta	Thu 1:54 pm	747 km	464 miles	403 nm	ESE
La Paz	Thu 12:54 pm	834 km	518 miles	450 nm	NNE
Tucumán	Thu 1:54 pm	852 km	530 miles	460 nm	ESE
Sucre	Thu 12:54 pm	857 km	532 miles	463 nm	ENE
Cochabamba	Thu 12:54 pm	891 km	554 miles	481 nm	NE
Mendoza	Thu 1:54 pm	1168 km	726 miles	630 nm	SSE
Santiago *	Thu 1:54 pm	1187 km	737 miles	641 nm	S
Córdoba	Thu 1:54 pm	1252 km	778 miles	676 nm	SE