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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, January 21, 2025 at 02:18:00.

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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, January 21, 2025 at 02:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 52' South, Longitude: 148° 19' East

The ground speed is currently 436.30 meters/second, 1570.7 kilometres/hour, 976.0 miles/hour or 848.1 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° 14' 59.7"	16.27 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 49.5"	975.65 mi	West	0° 00' 33.4"	0.64 mi	North	975.68 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 06.0"	4.45 mi	East	0° 13' 35.8"	15.59 mi	North	16.21 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at 02:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 54' South, Longitude: 45° 22' East

The ground speed is currently 443.17 meters/second, 1595.4 kilometres/hour, 991.3 miles/hour or 861.5 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' 35.4"	16.52 mi	West	0° 00' 13.2"	0.25 mi	South	16.52 mi
1 hour	14° 35' 30.1"	991.11 mi	West	0° 13' 12.0"	15.12 mi	South	990.86 mi
24 hours	10° 01' 00.9"	680.42 mi	East	5° 04' 09.3"	348.49 mi	South	758.52 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
Lindeman Island	Tue 12:18 pm	99 km	61 miles	53 nm	SE
Mackay	Tue 12:18 pm	167 km	104 miles	90 nm	SSE
Townsville	Tue 12:18 pm	171 km	106 miles	92 nm	WNW
Charters Towers	Tue 12:18 pm	216 km	134 miles	117 nm	W
Cairns	Tue 12:18 pm	422 km	263 miles	228 nm	NW
Brisbane	Tue 12:18 pm	969 km	602 miles	523 nm	SSE
Port Moresby	Tue 12:18 pm	1159 km	720 miles	626 nm	N
Alice Springs	Tue 11:48 am	1551 km	964 miles	837 nm	WSW
Sydney *	Tue 1:18 pm	1577 km	980 miles	851 nm	S
Honiara	Tue 1:18 pm	1703 km	1058 miles	920 nm	NE