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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, July 19, 2025 at 02:42:00.

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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, July 19, 2025 at 02:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 49' North, Longitude: 141° 05' East

The ground speed is currently 433.73 meters/second, 1561.4 kilometres/hour, 970.2 miles/hour or 843.1 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' 00.0"	16.17 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	South	16.17 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.4"	969.87 mi	West	0° 00' 27.4"	0.52 mi	South	969.89 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 55.6"	1.00 mi	East	0° 11' 07.7"	12.76 mi	South	12.80 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 02:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 57' North, Longitude: 59° 41' East

The ground speed is currently 423.04 meters/second, 1522.9 kilometres/hour, 946.3 miles/hour or 822.3 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' 27.3"	15.77 mi	West	0° 00' 13.2"	0.25 mi	North	15.77 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 24.0"	945.87 mi	West	0° 13' 06.6"	15.03 mi	North	945.37 mi
24 hours	13° 31' 06.9"	884.52 mi	East	4° 41' 14.9"	322.50 mi	North	928.82 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
Saipan	Sat 12:42 pm	793 km	493 miles	428 nm	SE
Hagåtña	Sat 12:42 pm	901 km	560 miles	486 nm	SSE
Hamamatsu	Sat 11:42 am	1575 km	979 miles	850 nm	NNW
Shizuoka	Sat 11:42 am	1592 km	989 miles	860 nm	N
Ngerulmud	Sat 11:42 am	1629 km	1012 miles	880 nm	SSW
Yokohama	Sat 11:42 am	1630 km	1013 miles	880 nm	N
Osaka	Sat 11:42 am	1632 km	1014 miles	881 nm	NNW
Kawasaki	Sat 11:42 am	1637 km	1017 miles	884 nm	N
Nagoya	Sat 11:42 am	1643 km	1021 miles	887 nm	NNW
Kobe	Sat 11:42 am	1643 km	1021 miles	887 nm	NNW