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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 08:48:00.

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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 08:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 42' North, Longitude: 48° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 462.38 meters/second, 1664.6 kilometres/hour, 1034.3 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"	1034.29 mi	West	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	North	1034.28 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 24.7"	5.07 mi	West	0° 23' 05.4"	26.44 mi	North	26.92 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 08:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 41' North, Longitude: 87° 16' East

The ground speed is currently 411.23 meters/second, 1480.4 kilometres/hour, 919.9 miles/hour or 799.4 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' 24.3"	15.33 mi	West	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	North	15.33 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 16.2"	919.41 mi	West	0° 11' 24.7"	13.09 mi	North	918.86 mi
24 hours	14° 34' 52.5"	930.68 mi	East	3° 46' 14.6"	259.53 mi	North	953.14 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
Galkayo	Tue 11:48 am	285 km	177 miles	154 nm	NW
Mogadishu	Tue 11:48 am	498 km	310 miles	269 nm	SW
Bosaso	Tue 11:48 am	729 km	453 miles	393 nm	N
Hargeisa	Tue 11:48 am	762 km	474 miles	412 nm	NW
Dire Dawa	Tue 11:48 am	953 km	592 miles	514 nm	NW
Ali Sabieh	Tue 11:48 am	992 km	617 miles	536 nm	NW
Aden	Tue 11:48 am	994 km	617 miles	537 nm	NNW
Djibouti	Tue 11:48 am	995 km	618 miles	537 nm	NW
Dikhil	Tue 11:48 am	1015 km	630 miles	548 nm	NW
Addis Ababa	Tue 11:48 am	1225 km	761 miles	661 nm	WNW