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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, 27 February 2025, 10:54:00.

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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, 27 February 2025, 10:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 8° 09' South, Longitude: 19° 40' East

The ground speed is currently 459.23 meters/second, 1653.2 kilometres/hour, 1027.3 miles/hour or 892.7 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"	27.55 km	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.03 km	North	27.55 km
1 hour	15° 00' 06.7"	1653.12 km	West	0° 00' 56.5"	1.74 km	North	1653.15 km
24 hours	0° 02' 44.5"	5.03 km	West	0° 22' 41.8"	41.83 km	North	42.14 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, 27 February 2025, 10:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 12' South, Longitude: 13° 07' East

The ground speed is currently 436.12 meters/second, 1570.0 kilometres/hour, 975.6 miles/hour or 847.8 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' 28.8"	26.16 km	West	0° 00' 15.6"	0.48 km	North	26.17 km
1 hour	14° 28' 54.4"	1569.60 km	West	0° 15' 47.2"	29.11 km	North	1570.71 km
24 hours	12° 16' 09.2"	1329.85 km	East	6° 38' 49.9"	735.23 km	North	1532.68 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
Lucapa	Thu 11:54	122 km	76 miles	66 nm	ESE
Tshikapa	Thu 12:54	229 km	142 miles	124 nm	NNE
Malanje	Thu 11:54	396 km	246 miles	214 nm	WSW
Luena	Thu 11:54	402 km	250 miles	217 nm	S
Mbuji-Mayi	Thu 12:54	488 km	303 miles	264 nm	ENE
Uíge	Thu 11:54	511 km	318 miles	276 nm	W
Kinshasa	Thu 11:54	642 km	399 miles	347 nm	NW
Brazzaville	Thu 11:54	648 km	403 miles	350 nm	NW
Huambo	Thu 11:54	669 km	416 miles	361 nm	SW
Luanda	Thu 11:54	712 km	443 miles	385 nm	W