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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 14:42:00.

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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 14:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 26' North, Longitude: 40° 01' West

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' 00.5"	0.01 mi	South	951.88 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 16.5"	3.47 mi	East	0° 00' 25.0"	0.48 mi	South	3.50 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, June 21, 2025 at 14:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 30' North, Longitude: 96° 23' West

The ground speed is currently 426.44 meters/second, 1535.2 kilometres/hour, 953.9 miles/hour or 828.9 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' 27.2"	15.90 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	North	15.90 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 07.9"	953.50 mi	West	0° 14' 04.3"	16.13 mi	North	953.02 mi
24 hours	13° 40' 03.8"	901.77 mi	East	5° 06' 17.4"	351.16 mi	North	954.75 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	Sat 1:42 pm	1974 km	1227 miles	1066 nm	ESE
Ponta Delgada *	Sat 2:42 pm	2094 km	1301 miles	1131 nm	NE
Bridgetown	Sat 10:42 am	2363 km	1468 miles	1276 nm	WSW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Sat 10:42 am	2381 km	1480 miles	1286 nm	WSW
Roseau	Sat 10:42 am	2415 km	1501 miles	1304 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Sat 10:42 am	2417 km	1502 miles	1305 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Sat 10:42 am	2418 km	1503 miles	1306 nm	WSW
Cayenne	Sat 11:42 am	2437 km	1514 miles	1316 nm	SW
Castries	Sat 10:42 am	2441 km	1517 miles	1318 nm	WSW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Sat 10:42 am	2462 km	1530 miles	1329 nm	WSW