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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 29, 2025 at 10:44:00.

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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 29, 2025 at 10:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 48' South, Longitude: 22° 17' East

The ground speed is currently 441.72 meters/second, 1590.2 kilometres/hour, 988.1 miles/hour or 858.6 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' 59.9"	16.47 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.47 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.6"	987.83 mi	West	0° 00' 40.8"	0.78 mi	North	987.86 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 27.7"	2.70 mi	East	0° 16' 27.2"	18.86 mi	North	19.05 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 10:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 50' South, Longitude: 22° 21' East

The ground speed is currently 415.00 meters/second, 1494.0 kilometres/hour, 928.3 miles/hour or 806.7 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' 27.0"	15.47 mi	West	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	North	15.47 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 01.0"	927.92 mi	West	0° 11' 19.7"	12.99 mi	North	928.62 mi
24 hours	12° 53' 40.4"	828.09 mi	East	5° 06' 19.9"	351.18 mi	North	911.96 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
Rundu	Wed 12:44 pm	268 km	166 miles	145 nm	W
Maun	Wed 12:44 pm	271 km	169 miles	147 nm	SSE
Mongu	Wed 12:44 pm	294 km	183 miles	159 nm	NNE
Ghanzi	Wed 12:44 pm	437 km	272 miles	236 nm	S
Menongue	Wed 11:44 am	600 km	373 miles	324 nm	NW
Francistown	Wed 12:44 pm	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	SE
Lusaka	Wed 12:44 pm	692 km	430 miles	373 nm	ENE
Bulawayo	Wed 12:44 pm	712 km	443 miles	385 nm	ESE
Luena	Wed 11:44 am	713 km	443 miles	385 nm	NNW
Kabwe	Wed 12:44 pm	757 km	470 miles	409 nm	ENE