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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, 16:54:00.

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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, 16:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 27' South, Longitude: 70° 10' West

The ground speed is currently 442.56 meters/second, 1593.2 kilometres/hour, 990.0 miles/hour or 860.3 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"	26.55 km	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.02 km	North	26.55 km
1 hour	14° 59' 54.1"	1592.82 km	West	0° 00' 41.6"	1.28 km	North	1592.87 km
24 hours	0° 02' 12.2"	3.90 km	East	0° 16' 50.7"	31.07 km	North	31.31 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, 30 January 2025, 16:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 15' South, Longitude: 54° 02' West

The ground speed is currently 432.22 meters/second, 1556.0 kilometres/hour, 966.9 miles/hour or 840.2 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' 28.8"	25.93 km	West	0° 00' 14.6"	0.45 km	North	25.93 km
1 hour	14° 28' 57.1"	1555.53 km	West	0° 14' 45.8"	27.23 km	North	1556.67 km
24 hours	12° 10' 05.1"	1307.01 km	East	6° 15' 46.7"	692.84 km	North	1494.07 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
Arica *	Thu 13:54	115 km	71 miles	62 nm	S
Arequipa	Thu 11:54	187 km	116 miles	101 nm	NW
La Paz	Thu 12:54	240 km	149 miles	130 nm	ENE
Cochabamba	Thu 12:54	426 km	264 miles	230 nm	E
Machu Picchu Pueblo	Thu 11:54	539 km	335 miles	291 nm	NNW
Sucre	Thu 12:54	547 km	340 miles	295 nm	ESE
Antofagasta *	Thu 13:54	686 km	426 miles	370 nm	S
Santa Cruz	Thu 12:54	742 km	461 miles	400 nm	E
Riberalta	Thu 12:54	839 km	521 miles	453 nm	NNE
Rio Branco	Thu 11:54	865 km	537 miles	467 nm	NNE