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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 = Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 08:42:00.

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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 Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 08:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 26' North, Longitude: 49° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 425.72 meters/second, 1532.6 kilometres/hour, 952.3 miles/hour or 827.5 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° 14' 59.9"	15.87 mi	West	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	South	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.8"	951.88 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	951.88 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.7"	3.47 mi	East	0° 00' 18.7"	0.36 mi	South	3.49 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 08:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 03' North, Longitude: 9° 38' West

The ground speed is currently 429.99 meters/second, 1548.0 kilometres/hour, 961.9 miles/hour or 835.8 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' 27.7"	16.03 mi	West	0° 00' 14.6"	0.28 mi	North	16.03 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 46.7"	961.46 mi	West	0° 14' 37.4"	16.76 mi	North	961.02 mi
24 hours	13° 23' 47.7"	890.59 mi	East	5° 22' 54.8"	370.16 mi	North	952.08 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
Hofuf	Sat 11:42 am	220 km	137 miles	119 nm	N
Doha	Sat 11:42 am	259 km	161 miles	140 nm	NE
Al-Jamiliyah	Sat 11:42 am	267 km	166 miles	144 nm	NNE
Al Khor	Sat 11:42 am	293 km	182 miles	158 nm	NNE
Riffa	Sat 11:42 am	304 km	189 miles	164 nm	N
Manama	Sat 11:42 am	315 km	196 miles	170 nm	NNE
Dhahran	Sat 11:42 am	317 km	197 miles	171 nm	N
Dammam	Sat 11:42 am	329 km	204 miles	178 nm	N
Qatif	Sat 11:42 am	347 km	215 miles	187 nm	N
Riyadh	Sat 11:42 am	356 km	221 miles	192 nm	WNW