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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 = Monday, 22 September 2025, 18:18:00.

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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 Monday, 22 September 2025, 18:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 00' South, Longitude: 96° 22' West

The ground speed is currently 463.94 meters/second, 1670.2 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	27.84 km	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.03 km	South	27.84 km
1 hour	15° 00' 13.0"	1670.20 km	West	0° 00' 58.3"	1.79 km	South	1670.20 km
24 hours	0° 05' 14.3"	9.72 km	West	0° 23' 21.9"	43.06 km	South	44.15 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, 22 September 2025, 18:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 5° 60' South, Longitude: 87° 29' West

The ground speed is currently 448.73 meters/second, 1615.4 kilometres/hour, 1003.8 miles/hour or 872.3 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' 35.2"	26.92 km	West	0° 00' 14.4"	0.44 km	South	26.92 km
1 hour	14° 35' 20.3"	1615.16 km	West	0° 14' 20.7"	26.44 km	South	1615.02 km
24 hours	9° 56' 09.6"	1100.04 km	East	5° 33' 52.7"	615.46 km	South	1254.11 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
Galapagos Islands	Mon 12:18	759 km	472 miles	410 nm	E
San Salvador	Mon 12:18	1709 km	1062 miles	923 nm	NNE
Santa Ana	Mon 12:18	1720 km	1069 miles	929 nm	NNE
Guatemala City	Mon 12:18	1739 km	1081 miles	939 nm	NNE
Managua	Mon 12:18	1747 km	1085 miles	943 nm	NE
San Jose	Mon 12:18	1748 km	1086 miles	944 nm	NE
Guayaquil	Mon 13:18	1849 km	1149 miles	998 nm	E
Tegucigalpa	Mon 12:18	1857 km	1154 miles	1003 nm	NNE
Acapulco	Mon 12:18	1904 km	1183 miles	1028 nm	NNW
Quito	Mon 13:18	1987 km	1235 miles	1073 nm	E