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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 = Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11:04:00.

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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 Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 14' South, Longitude: 17° 22' East

The ground speed is currently 443.08 meters/second, 1595.1 kilometres/hour, 991.1 miles/hour or 861.3 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"	16.52 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.52 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.5"	990.88 mi	West	0° 00' 42.2"	0.81 mi	North	990.91 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 02.8"	2.25 mi	East	0° 17' 04.5"	19.57 mi	North	19.70 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 34' South, Longitude: 42° 43' East

The ground speed is currently 440.85 meters/second, 1587.0 kilometres/hour, 986.1 miles/hour or 856.9 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' 29.8"	16.43 mi	West	0° 00' 16.0"	0.31 mi	North	16.44 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 55.4"	985.91 mi	West	0° 16' 08.1"	18.49 mi	North	986.51 mi
24 hours	11° 51' 26.4"	806.32 mi	East	6° 40' 21.7"	458.54 mi	North	933.57 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	Fri 1:04 pm	265 km	165 miles	143 nm	ESE
Menongue	Fri 12:04 pm	287 km	178 miles	155 nm	N
Opuwo	Fri 1:04 pm	385 km	239 miles	208 nm	WSW
Lubango	Fri 12:04 pm	488 km	303 miles	263 nm	WNW
Huambo	Fri 12:04 pm	523 km	325 miles	282 nm	NNW
Windhoek	Fri 1:04 pm	591 km	367 miles	319 nm	S
Mongu	Fri 1:04 pm	654 km	406 miles	353 nm	ENE
Luena	Fri 12:04 pm	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	NNE
Ghanzi	Fri 1:04 pm	667 km	415 miles	360 nm	SE
Swakopmund	Fri 1:04 pm	671 km	417 miles	362 nm	SSW