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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, April 1, 2025 at 07:48:00.

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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, April 1, 2025 at 07:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 41' North, Longitude: 63° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 462.39 meters/second, 1664.6 kilometres/hour, 1034.3 miles/hour or 898.8 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"	17.24 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1034.31 mi	West	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	North	1034.30 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 24.9"	5.07 mi	West	0° 23' 05.5"	26.45 mi	North	26.93 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 07:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 29' North, Longitude: 101° 41' East

The ground speed is currently 411.84 meters/second, 1482.6 kilometres/hour, 921.3 miles/hour or 800.6 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' 24.3"	15.35 mi	West	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	North	15.35 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 20.5"	920.77 mi	West	0° 11' 34.4"	13.27 mi	North	920.22 mi
24 hours	14° 33' 28.6"	930.49 mi	East	3° 50' 28.5"	264.38 mi	North	954.15 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
Male	Tue 12:48 pm	1061 km	659 miles	573 nm	E
Victoria	Tue 11:48 am	1398 km	869 miles	755 nm	SW
Thiruvananthapuram	Tue 1:18 pm	1497 km	930 miles	808 nm	ENE
Diego Garcia	Tue 1:48 pm	1623 km	1009 miles	876 nm	SE
Madurai	Tue 1:18 pm	1666 km	1035 miles	900 nm	ENE
Bengaluru	Tue 1:18 pm	1753 km	1089 miles	947 nm	ENE
Colombo	Tue 1:18 pm	1777 km	1104 miles	960 nm	E
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Tue 1:18 pm	1784 km	1108 miles	963 nm	E
Mumbai	Tue 1:18 pm	1850 km	1149 miles	999 nm	NNE
Pune	Tue 1:18 pm	1871 km	1163 miles	1010 nm	NE