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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 13:48:00.

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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 13:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 47' North, Longitude: 26° 03' West

The ground speed is currently 462.32 meters/second, 1664.4 kilometres/hour, 1034.2 miles/hour or 898.7 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"	1034.17 mi	West	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	North	1034.16 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 24.4"	5.06 mi	West	0° 23' 04.1"	26.42 mi	North	26.90 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 36' North, Longitude: 15° 16' East

The ground speed is currently 408.25 meters/second, 1469.7 kilometres/hour, 913.2 miles/hour or 793.6 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' 23.9"	15.22 mi	West	0° 00' 10.6"	0.20 mi	North	15.22 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 55.3"	912.73 mi	West	0° 10' 35.1"	12.14 mi	North	912.20 mi
24 hours	14° 41' 19.7"	931.11 mi	East	3° 24' 40.1"	234.80 mi	North	947.91 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
Praia	Tue 12:48 pm	1155 km	718 miles	624 nm	NNE
Bissau	Tue 1:48 pm	1394 km	866 miles	753 nm	NE
Banjul	Tue 1:48 pm	1416 km	880 miles	764 nm	NE
Dakar	Tue 1:48 pm	1446 km	898 miles	781 nm	NE
Conakry	Tue 1:48 pm	1460 km	907 miles	788 nm	ENE
Freetown	Tue 1:48 pm	1476 km	917 miles	797 nm	ENE
Fortaleza	Tue 10:48 am	1675 km	1041 miles	905 nm	SW
Monrovia	Tue 1:48 pm	1698 km	1055 miles	917 nm	E
Recife	Tue 10:48 am	1726 km	1072 miles	932 nm	SW
Nouakchott	Tue 1:48 pm	1836 km	1141 miles	991 nm	NE