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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 = Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 01:48:00.

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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 Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 01:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 35' North, Longitude: 153° 59' East

The ground speed is currently 462.45 meters/second, 1664.8 kilometres/hour, 1034.5 miles/hour or 898.9 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° 15' 00.1"	17.24 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1034.45 mi	West	0° 00' 57.9"	1.10 mi	North	1034.44 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 25.3"	5.08 mi	West	0° 23' 06.8"	26.47 mi	North	26.95 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 01:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 21° 17' North, Longitude: 171° 52' West

The ground speed is currently 415.56 meters/second, 1496.0 kilometres/hour, 929.6 miles/hour or 807.8 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' 24.7"	15.49 mi	West	0° 00' 12.5"	0.24 mi	North	15.49 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 47.5"	929.10 mi	West	0° 12' 30.2"	14.34 mi	North	928.55 mi
24 hours	14° 24' 25.4"	928.71 mi	East	4° 15' 13.8"	292.74 mi	North	960.05 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
Weno	Tue 11:48 am	396 km	246 miles	214 nm	NW
Palikir	Tue 12:48 pm	530 km	330 miles	286 nm	ENE
Kolonia	Tue 12:48 pm	537 km	334 miles	290 nm	ENE
Hagåtña	Tue 11:48 am	1412 km	877 miles	762 nm	NW
Yaren	Tue 1:48 pm	1547 km	961 miles	835 nm	ESE
Jayapura	Tue 10:48 am	1674 km	1040 miles	904 nm	WSW
Honiara	Tue 12:48 pm	1686 km	1048 miles	910 nm	SSE
Port Moresby	Tue 11:48 am	1726 km	1072 miles	932 nm	SSW
Majuro	Tue 1:48 pm	1947 km	1210 miles	1051 nm	E
Wake Island	Tue 1:48 pm	2130 km	1323 miles	1150 nm	NE