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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, May 1, 2025 at 02:36:00.

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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, May 1, 2025 at 02:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 15° 07' North, Longitude: 140° 17' East

The ground speed is currently 447.90 meters/second, 1612.5 kilometres/hour, 1001.9 miles/hour or 870.7 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° 15' 00.1"	16.70 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	16.70 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.3"	1001.74 mi	West	0° 00' 45.2"	0.86 mi	North	1001.71 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 42.4"	1.90 mi	West	0° 17' 59.7"	20.62 mi	North	20.71 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 02:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 33' North, Longitude: 171° 33' West

The ground speed is currently 390.31 meters/second, 1405.1 kilometres/hour, 873.1 miles/hour or 758.7 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' 21.6"	14.55 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	North	14.55 mi
1 hour	14° 21' 35.3"	872.60 mi	West	0° 00' 40.5"	0.78 mi	North	872.55 mi
24 hours	15° 03' 39.6"	915.15 mi	East	0° 38' 25.3"	44.10 mi	South	918.97 mi

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
Hagåtña	Thu 12:36 pm	516 km	320 miles	278 nm	ESE
Saipan	Thu 12:36 pm	588 km	365 miles	317 nm	E
Colonia	Thu 12:36 pm	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	SSW
Ngerulmud	Thu 11:36 am	1045 km	649 miles	564 nm	SW
Davao	Thu 10:36 am	1832 km	1138 miles	989 nm	WSW
Manokwari	Thu 11:36 am	1896 km	1178 miles	1024 nm	SSW
General Santos	Thu 10:36 am	1929 km	1199 miles	1041 nm	WSW
Jayapura	Thu 11:36 am	1954 km	1214 miles	1055 nm	S
Manila	Thu 10:36 am	2078 km	1291 miles	1122 nm	W
Palikir	Thu 1:36 pm	2152 km	1337 miles	1162 nm	ESE