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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 10:34:00.

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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 30, 2025 at 10:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 32' South, Longitude: 24° 50' East

The ground speed is currently 442.39 meters/second, 1592.6 kilometres/hour, 989.6 miles/hour or 859.9 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' 59.9"	16.49 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.49 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.0"	989.33 mi	West	0° 00' 41.4"	0.79 mi	North	989.36 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 15.3"	2.48 mi	East	0° 16' 45.8"	19.21 mi	North	19.37 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 10:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 46' South, Longitude: 37° 40' East

The ground speed is currently 428.76 meters/second, 1543.5 kilometres/hour, 959.1 miles/hour or 833.4 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' 28.4"	15.98 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	North	15.99 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 33.8"	958.80 mi	West	0° 14' 09.5"	16.23 mi	North	959.53 mi
24 hours	12° 18' 15.9"	815.02 mi	East	6° 04' 06.7"	417.20 mi	North	925.73 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
Mongu	Thu 12:34 pm	308 km	191 miles	166 nm	NW
Maun	Thu 12:34 pm	311 km	194 miles	168 nm	SSW
Lusaka	Thu 12:34 pm	436 km	271 miles	236 nm	ENE
Bulawayo	Thu 12:34 pm	491 km	305 miles	265 nm	SE
Francistown	Thu 12:34 pm	492 km	306 miles	266 nm	SE
Kabwe	Thu 12:34 pm	516 km	321 miles	279 nm	NE
Rundu	Thu 12:34 pm	539 km	335 miles	291 nm	W
Gweru	Thu 12:34 pm	568 km	353 miles	307 nm	ESE
Ghanzi	Thu 12:34 pm	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	SW
Serowe	Thu 12:34 pm	573 km	356 miles	309 nm	SSE