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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 22:54:00.

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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 Friday, January 31, 2025 at 22:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 06' South, Longitude: 160° 07' West

The ground speed is currently 443.41 meters/second, 1596.3 kilometres/hour, 991.9 miles/hour or 861.9 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"	16.53 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.53 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.8"	991.63 mi	West	0° 00' 42.6"	0.82 mi	North	991.67 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 56.6"	2.14 mi	East	0° 17' 13.3"	19.74 mi	North	19.85 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, January 31, 2025 at 22:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 7° 19' South, Longitude: 128° 54' West

The ground speed is currently 445.01 meters/second, 1602.0 kilometres/hour, 995.5 miles/hour or 865.0 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' 30.4"	16.59 mi	West	0° 00' 16.6"	0.32 mi	North	16.59 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 23.7"	995.25 mi	West	0° 16' 44.0"	19.17 mi	North	995.74 mi
24 hours	11° 43' 55.7"	804.92 mi	East	6° 49' 17.7"	468.72 mi	North	935.11 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
Aitutaki	Fri 12:54 pm	198 km	123 miles	107 nm	S
Rarotonga	Fri 12:54 pm	459 km	285 miles	248 nm	S
Vaitape (Bora Bora)	Fri 12:54 pm	894 km	556 miles	483 nm	E
Alofi	Fri 11:54 am	1060 km	658 miles	572 nm	WSW
Papeete	Fri 12:54 pm	1123 km	698 miles	606 nm	E
Apia	Sat 11:54 am	1301 km	809 miles	703 nm	WNW
Fakaofo	Sat 11:54 am	1474 km	916 miles	796 nm	NW
Nuku'alofa	Sat 11:54 am	1648 km	1024 miles	890 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Sat 12:54 pm	2120 km	1317 miles	1145 nm	N
Suva	Sat 10:54 am	2279 km	1416 miles	1231 nm	W