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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 06:28:00.

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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 06:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 40' North, Longitude: 83° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 462.40 meters/second, 1664.6 kilometres/hour, 1034.4 miles/hour or 898.8 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"	1034.34 mi	West	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	North	1034.33 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 25.0"	5.07 mi	West	0° 23' 05.8"	26.45 mi	North	26.93 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 06:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 14' North, Longitude: 120° 53' East

The ground speed is currently 412.66 meters/second, 1485.6 kilometres/hour, 923.1 miles/hour or 802.1 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' 24.5"	15.38 mi	West	0° 00' 11.8"	0.23 mi	North	15.38 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 26.5"	922.60 mi	West	0° 11' 47.1"	13.52 mi	North	922.05 mi
24 hours	14° 31' 33.5"	930.19 mi	East	3° 56' 04.4"	270.79 mi	North	955.50 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
Kalmunai	Tue 11:58 am	386 km	240 miles	209 nm	NW
Badulla	Tue 11:58 am	412 km	256 miles	223 nm	NW
Kandy	Tue 11:58 am	470 km	292 miles	254 nm	NW
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Tue 11:58 am	511 km	318 miles	276 nm	WNW
Colombo	Tue 11:58 am	520 km	323 miles	281 nm	WNW
Trincomalee	Tue 11:58 am	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	NW
Jaffna	Tue 11:58 am	705 km	438 miles	381 nm	NW
Madurai	Tue 11:58 am	870 km	540 miles	470 nm	NW
Thiruvananthapuram	Tue 11:58 am	884 km	550 miles	478 nm	WNW
Chennai	Tue 11:58 am	1016 km	631 miles	548 nm	NNW