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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 = 2025年1月7日火曜日23時04分00秒.

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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 2025年1月7日火曜日23時04分00秒 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 14' South, Longitude: 164° 21' West

The ground speed is currently 429.41 meters/second, 1545.9 kilometres/hour, 960.6 miles/hour or 834.7 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' 59.7"	25.76 km	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 km	North	25.76 km
1 hour	14° 59' 44.2"	1545.23 km	West	0° 00' 20.1"	0.62 km	North	1545.26 km
24 hours	0° 06' 16.2"	10.77 km	East	0° 08' 18.0"	15.32 km	North	18.73 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On 2025年1月7日火曜日23時04分00秒 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 01' North, Longitude: 66° 17' West

The ground speed is currently 434.88 meters/second, 1565.6 kilometres/hour, 972.8 miles/hour or 845.3 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' 29.3"	26.09 km	West	0° 00' 15.0"	0.46 km	North	26.09 km
1 hour	14° 29' 23.9"	1565.00 km	West	0° 14' 56.5"	27.56 km	North	1564.39 km
24 hours	12° 36' 40.9"	1362.15 km	East	5° 34' 26.3"	616.86 km	North	1478.22 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
Rarotonga	火曜日 13時04分	486 km	302 miles	262 nm	ENE
Alofi	火曜日 12時04分	679 km	422 miles	367 nm	WNW
Nuku'alofa	水曜日 12時04分	1129 km	702 miles	610 nm	W
Apia	水曜日 12時04分	1217 km	756 miles	657 nm	NW
Fakaofo	水曜日 12時04分	1602 km	995 miles	865 nm	NNW
Papeete	火曜日 13時04分	1633 km	1015 miles	882 nm	ENE
Suva	水曜日 11時04分	1855 km	1153 miles	1002 nm	W
Funafuti	水曜日 11時04分	2325 km	1445 miles	1255 nm	NW
Auckland *	水曜日 12時04分	2582 km	1604 miles	1394 nm	SW
Chatham Islands *	水曜日 12時49分	2663 km	1655 miles	1438 nm	SSW