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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, 04:54:00.

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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, 04:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 35' South, Longitude: 109° 49' East

The ground speed is currently 442.23 meters/second, 1592.0 kilometres/hour, 989.2 miles/hour or 859.6 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"	26.53 km	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.02 km	North	26.53 km
1 hour	14° 59' 53.9"	1591.60 km	West	0° 00' 41.3"	1.27 km	North	1591.65 km
24 hours	0° 02' 18.4"	4.08 km	East	0° 16' 41.5"	30.79 km	North	31.06 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, 30 January 2025, 04:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 04' South, Longitude: 119° 40' East

The ground speed is currently 425.55 meters/second, 1532.0 kilometres/hour, 951.9 miles/hour or 827.2 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' 28.1"	25.53 km	West	0° 00' 13.5"	0.42 km	North	25.53 km
1 hour	14° 28' 12.0"	1531.42 km	West	0° 13' 33.8"	25.02 km	North	1532.61 km
24 hours	12° 26' 09.3"	1316.24 km	East	5° 52' 20.2"	649.78 km	North	1485.41 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
The Settlement	Thu 11:54	911 km	566 miles	492 nm	NNW
Malang	Thu 11:54	1107 km	688 miles	598 nm	NNE
Surakarta	Thu 11:54	1114 km	692 miles	602 nm	N
Denpasar	Thu 12:54	1149 km	714 miles	620 nm	NNE
Semarang	Thu 11:54	1175 km	730 miles	635 nm	N
Surabaya	Thu 11:54	1186 km	737 miles	640 nm	NNE
Bandung	Thu 11:54	1205 km	748 miles	650 nm	NNW
Jakarta	Thu 11:54	1308 km	813 miles	706 nm	NNW
Perth	Thu 12:54	1703 km	1058 miles	920 nm	SSE
Palembang	Thu 11:54	1707 km	1061 miles	922 nm	NNW