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, March 20, 2025 at 08:00:00.
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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).
= Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
= Nautical Twilight
= Astronomical Twilight
= Night, no twilight (darkest shade)
Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 08:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 463.93 meters/second, 1670.1 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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" | 17.30 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | North | 17.30 mi |
| 1 hour | 15° 00' 11.0" | 1037.77 mi | West | 0° 00' 59.2" | 1.13 mi | North | 1037.77 mi |
| 24 hours | 0° 04' 27.2" | 5.14 mi | West | 0° 23' 42.3" | 27.15 mi | North | 27.63 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 08:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 402.80 meters/second, 1450.1 kilometres/hour, 901.0 miles/hour or 783.0 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" | 15.02 mi | West | 0° 00' 06.3" | 0.12 mi | South | 15.02 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 52.5" | 900.50 mi | West | 0° 06' 21.6" | 7.30 mi | South | 900.12 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 22' 57.2" | 769.22 mi | East | 1° 57' 53.4" | 135.28 mi | South | 774.50 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | Thu 12:00 noon | 876 km | 544 miles | 473 nm |  SW |
| Male | Thu 1:00 pm | 1376 km | 855 miles | 743 nm |  ENE |
| Diego Garcia | Thu 2:00 pm | 1421 km | 883 miles | 767 nm |  SE |
| Mogadishu | Thu 11:00 am | 1853 km | 1151 miles | 1000 nm |  W |
| Thiruvananthapuram | Thu 1:30 pm | 1921 km | 1193 miles | 1037 nm | ENE |
| Madurai | Thu 1:30 pm | 2110 km | 1311 miles | 1139 nm | ENE |
| Colombo | Thu 1:30 pm | 2141 km | 1330 miles | 1156 nm | ENE |
| Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Thu 1:30 pm | 2146 km | 1333 miles | 1159 nm | ENE |
| Bengaluru | Thu 1:30 pm | 2251 km | 1398 miles | 1215 nm |  NE |
| Port Louis | Thu 12:00 noon | 2279 km | 1416 miles | 1231 nm |  SSW |
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