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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 = Friday, 31 January 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 Friday, 31 January 2025, 10:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 15' South, Longitude: 19° 52' East

The ground speed is currently 443.07 meters/second, 1595.1 kilometres/hour, 991.1 miles/hour or 861.3 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"	26.58 km	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.02 km	North	26.58 km
1 hour	14° 59' 54.5"	1594.65 km	West	0° 00' 42.2"	1.30 km	North	1594.70 km
24 hours	0° 02' 02.9"	3.63 km	East	0° 17' 04.2"	31.49 km	North	31.70 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, 31 January 2025, 10:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 37' South, Longitude: 45° 08' East

The ground speed is currently 440.78 meters/second, 1586.8 kilometres/hour, 986.0 miles/hour or 856.8 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' 29.8"	26.44 km	West	0° 00' 16.0"	0.49 km	North	26.45 km
1 hour	14° 29' 55.1"	1586.42 km	West	0° 16' 07.6"	29.73 km	North	1587.39 km
24 hours	11° 51' 34.4"	1297.70 km	East	6° 40' 11.7"	737.65 km	North	1502.39 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
Rundu	Fri 12:54	75 km	47 miles	41 nm	S
Menongue	Fri 11:54	367 km	228 miles	198 nm	NW
Mongu	Fri 12:54	412 km	256 miles	222 nm	ENE
Maun	Fri 12:54	483 km	300 miles	261 nm	SE
Ghanzi	Fri 12:54	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	SSE
Luena	Fri 11:54	604 km	375 miles	326 nm	N
Opuwo	Fri 12:54	646 km	401 miles	349 nm	W
Windhoek	Fri 12:54	658 km	409 miles	355 nm	SSW
Huambo	Fri 11:54	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	NW
Lubango	Fri 11:54	729 km	453 miles	393 nm	WNW