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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 = Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 22:54:00.

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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 Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 22:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 40' South, Longitude: 160° 12' West

The ground speed is currently 442.06 meters/second, 1591.4 kilometres/hour, 988.9 miles/hour or 859.3 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"	26.52 km	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.02 km	North	26.52 km
1 hour	14° 59' 53.9"	1590.99 km	West	0° 00' 41.1"	1.27 km	North	1591.04 km
24 hours	0° 02' 21.4"	4.17 km	East	0° 16' 36.8"	30.64 km	North	30.93 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, 29 January 2025, 22:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 23' South, Longitude: 153° 32' West

The ground speed is currently 422.07 meters/second, 1519.4 kilometres/hour, 944.1 miles/hour or 820.4 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' 27.7"	25.32 km	West	0° 00' 12.7"	0.39 km	North	25.32 km
1 hour	14° 27' 48.4"	1518.86 km	West	0° 12' 52.6"	23.76 km	North	1520.05 km
24 hours	12° 34' 58.1"	1321.46 km	East	5° 38' 30.7"	624.36 km	North	1480.15 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
Aitutaki	Wed 12:54	140 km	87 miles	75 nm	SSE
Rarotonga	Wed 12:54	398 km	247 miles	215 nm	S
Vaitape (Bora Bora)	Wed 12:54	907 km	564 miles	490 nm	E
Alofi	Wed 11:54	1039 km	646 miles	561 nm	W
Papeete	Wed 12:54	1128 km	701 miles	609 nm	E
Apia	Thu 11:54	1311 km	814 miles	708 nm	WNW
Fakaofo	Thu 11:54	1503 km	934 miles	812 nm	NW
Nuku'alofa	Thu 11:54	1622 km	1008 miles	876 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Thu 12:54	2182 km	1356 miles	1178 nm	N
Suva	Thu 10:54	2265 km	1407 miles	1223 nm	W