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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 16:44:00.

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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 Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 16:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 27' South, Longitude: 67° 40' West

The ground speed is currently 442.56 meters/second, 1593.2 kilometres/hour, 990.0 miles/hour or 860.3 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"	16.50 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.50 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.1"	989.72 mi	West	0° 00' 41.6"	0.80 mi	North	989.75 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 12.2"	2.42 mi	East	0° 16' 50.5"	19.30 mi	North	19.46 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 16:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 17' South, Longitude: 51° 38' West

The ground speed is currently 432.13 meters/second, 1555.7 kilometres/hour, 966.7 miles/hour or 840.0 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' 28.8"	16.11 mi	West	0° 00' 14.6"	0.28 mi	North	16.11 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 56.5"	966.36 mi	West	0° 14' 44.9"	16.90 mi	North	967.07 mi
24 hours	12° 10' 17.4"	812.21 mi	East	6° 15' 29.4"	430.18 mi	North	928.31 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
Oruro	Thu 12:44 pm	81 km	50 miles	44 nm	SE
La Paz	Thu 12:44 pm	116 km	72 miles	63 nm	NNW
Cochabamba	Thu 12:44 pm	160 km	99 miles	86 nm	E
Sucre	Thu 12:44 pm	308 km	191 miles	166 nm	SE
Arequipa	Thu 11:44 am	429 km	267 miles	232 nm	WNW
Santa Cruz	Thu 12:44 pm	477 km	296 miles	257 nm	E
Machu Picchu Pueblo	Thu 11:44 am	707 km	439 miles	382 nm	NW
Riberalta	Thu 12:44 pm	734 km	456 miles	396 nm	NNE
Antofagasta *	Thu 1:44 pm	742 km	461 miles	401 nm	SSW
Rio Branco	Thu 11:44 am	828 km	514 miles	447 nm	N