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.
UTC time = Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 09:00:00.
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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).
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= Nautical Twilight
= Astronomical Twilight
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 09:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 455.75 meters/second, 1640.7 kilometres/hour, 1019.5 miles/hour or 885.9 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" | 16.99 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.9" | 0.02 mi | North | 16.99 mi |
| 1 hour | 15° 00' 04.0" | 1019.37 mi | West | 0° 00' 54.0" | 1.03 mi | North | 1019.40 mi |
| 24 hours | 0° 01' 43.3" | 1.95 mi | West | 0° 21' 42.0" | 24.86 mi | North | 24.93 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Thursday, February 20, 2025 at 09:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 409.74 meters/second, 1475.1 kilometres/hour, 916.6 miles/hour or 796.5 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' 30.8" | 15.28 mi | West | 0° 00' 08.2" | 0.16 mi | South | 15.28 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 50.0" | 916.06 mi | West | 0° 08' 10.7" | 9.38 mi | South | 915.62 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 03' 54.2" | 761.60 mi | East | 2° 45' 20.6" | 189.69 mi | South | 776.59 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antsiranana | Thu 12:00 noon | 192 km | 119 miles | 104 nm |  SSE |
| Mamoudzou | Thu 12:00 noon | 413 km | 257 miles | 223 nm |  WSW |
| Mutsamudu | Thu 12:00 noon | 465 km | 289 miles | 251 nm | WSW |
| Fomboni | Thu 12:00 noon | 537 km | 334 miles | 290 nm | WSW |
| Moroni | Thu 12:00 noon | 573 km | 356 miles | 309 nm |  W |
| Mahajanga | Thu 12:00 noon | 594 km | 369 miles | 321 nm |  SSW |
| Toamasina | Thu 12:00 noon | 823 km | 512 miles | 445 nm |  S |
| Pemba | Thu 11:00 am | 895 km | 556 miles | 483 nm | WSW |
| Antananarivo | Thu 12:00 noon | 906 km | 563 miles | 489 nm | S |
| Antsirabe | Thu 12:00 noon | 1017 km | 632 miles | 549 nm | S |
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