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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 = Thursday, 30 January 2025, 11:54:00.

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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 Thursday, 30 January 2025, 11:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 31' South, Longitude: 4° 50' East

The ground speed is currently 442.42 meters/second, 1592.7 kilometres/hour, 989.7 miles/hour or 860.0 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"	26.55 km	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.02 km	North	26.55 km
1 hour	14° 59' 54.0"	1592.31 km	West	0° 00' 41.5"	1.28 km	North	1592.36 km
24 hours	0° 02' 14.8"	3.97 km	East	0° 16' 46.8"	30.95 km	North	31.21 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, 30 January 2025, 11:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 27' South, Longitude: 18° 22' East

The ground speed is currently 429.50 meters/second, 1546.2 kilometres/hour, 960.8 miles/hour or 834.9 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' 28.6"	25.77 km	West	0° 00' 14.2"	0.44 km	North	25.77 km
1 hour	14° 28' 38.7"	1545.72 km	West	0° 14' 17.4"	26.36 km	North	1546.88 km
24 hours	12° 16' 29.0"	1310.62 km	East	6° 06' 42.1"	676.17 km	North	1490.77 km

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
Opuwo	Thu 13:54	957 km	595 miles	517 nm	E
Lubango	Thu 12:54	969 km	602 miles	523 nm	ENE
Jamestown	Thu 11:54	1138 km	707 miles	615 nm	W
Luanda	Thu 12:54	1322 km	822 miles	714 nm	NE
Windhoek	Thu 13:54	1398 km	869 miles	755 nm	ESE
Kinshasa	Thu 12:54	1853 km	1151 miles	1001 nm	NE
Brazzaville	Thu 12:54	1856 km	1154 miles	1002 nm	NE
São Tomé	Thu 11:54	1985 km	1234 miles	1072 nm	N
Libreville	Thu 12:54	2044 km	1270 miles	1104 nm	NNE
Cape Town	Thu 13:54	2268 km	1409 miles	1225 nm	SE