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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 06:48:00.

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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 06:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 40' North, Longitude: 78° 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' 24.9"	5.07 mi	West	0° 23' 05.7"	26.45 mi	North	26.93 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 06:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 18' North, Longitude: 116° 05' East

The ground speed is currently 412.45 meters/second, 1484.8 kilometres/hour, 922.6 miles/hour or 801.7 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' 11.7"	0.23 mi	North	15.38 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 25.0"	922.14 mi	West	0° 11' 44.0"	13.46 mi	North	921.59 mi
24 hours	14° 32' 02.6"	930.27 mi	East	3° 54' 40.7"	269.20 mi	North	955.16 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
Galle	Tue 12:18 pm	205 km	127 miles	111 nm	NE
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Tue 12:18 pm	267 km	166 miles	144 nm	NNE
Colombo	Tue 12:18 pm	269 km	167 miles	145 nm	NNE
Kandy	Tue 12:18 pm	344 km	214 miles	186 nm	NNE
Badulla	Tue 12:18 pm	346 km	215 miles	187 nm	NE
Kalmunai	Tue 12:18 pm	439 km	273 miles	237 nm	NE
Thiruvananthapuram	Tue 12:18 pm	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	NNW
Trincomalee	Tue 12:18 pm	500 km	310 miles	270 nm	NNE
Jaffna	Tue 12:18 pm	565 km	351 miles	305 nm	NNE
Madurai	Tue 12:18 pm	589 km	366 miles	318 nm	N