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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 = Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:50:00.

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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 Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 39' North, Longitude: 17° 23' East

The ground speed is currently 455.97 meters/second, 1641.5 kilometres/hour, 1020.0 miles/hour or 886.3 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"	17.00 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	17.00 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.5"	1019.87 mi	West	0° 00' 52.6"	1.00 mi	North	1019.85 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 21.6"	3.81 mi	West	0° 20' 56.2"	23.98 mi	North	24.28 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 48' South, Longitude: 114° 01' West

The ground speed is currently 396.34 meters/second, 1426.8 kilometres/hour, 886.6 miles/hour or 770.4 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' 28.6"	14.78 mi	West	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	South	14.78 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 40.6"	886.03 mi	West	0° 03' 41.7"	4.24 mi	South	885.79 mi
24 hours	12° 44' 38.3"	780.02 mi	East	0° 50' 01.1"	57.41 mi	South	779.12 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
Sarh	Thu 11:50 am	200 km	124 miles	108 nm	SSE
Mongo	Thu 11:50 am	222 km	138 miles	120 nm	NE
Moundou	Thu 11:50 am	271 km	169 miles	147 nm	SSW
N'Djamena	Thu 11:50 am	301 km	187 miles	162 nm	WNW
Maroua	Thu 11:50 am	334 km	207 miles	180 nm	W
Moussoro	Thu 11:50 am	345 km	214 miles	186 nm	NNW
Kaga-Bandoro	Thu 11:50 am	450 km	279 miles	243 nm	SSE
Garoua	Thu 11:50 am	461 km	287 miles	249 nm	WSW
Maiduguri	Thu 11:50 am	480 km	298 miles	259 nm	WNW
Bozoum	Thu 11:50 am	492 km	305 miles	265 nm	SSW