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, April 17, 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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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 09:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 456.01 meters/second, 1641.6 kilometres/hour, 1020.1 miles/hour or 886.4 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" | 17.00 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.9" | 0.02 mi | North | 17.00 mi |
| 1 hour | 15° 00' 08.5" | 1019.96 mi | West | 0° 00' 52.6" | 1.00 mi | North | 1019.93 mi |
| 24 hours | 0° 03' 22.1" | 3.82 mi | West | 0° 20' 57.0" | 24.00 mi | North | 24.30 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 09:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 396.82 meters/second, 1428.5 kilometres/hour, 887.7 miles/hour or 771.3 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' 28.8" | 14.79 mi | West | 0° 00' 04.0" | 0.08 mi | South | 14.79 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 28' 46.7" | 887.10 mi | West | 0° 03' 56.5" | 4.53 mi | South | 886.85 mi |
| 24 hours | 12° 42' 43.6" | 778.91 mi | East | 0° 56' 14.9" | 64.56 mi | South | 778.22 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berbera | Thu 12:00 noon | 24 km | 15 miles | 13 nm |  SE |
| Hargeisa | Thu 12:00 noon | 148 km | 92 miles | 80 nm |  SW |
| Borama | Thu 12:00 noon | 201 km | 125 miles | 109 nm |  WSW |
| Djibouti | Thu 12:00 noon | 218 km | 135 miles | 118 nm |  WNW |
| Obock | Thu 12:00 noon | 229 km | 142 miles | 123 nm |  NW |
| Aden | Thu 12:00 noon | 240 km | 149 miles | 130 nm |  N |
| Ali Sabieh | Thu 12:00 noon | 245 km | 152 miles | 132 nm | WNW |
| Tadjoura | Thu 12:00 noon | 254 km | 158 miles | 137 nm | WNW |
| Dikhil | Thu 12:00 noon | 280 km | 174 miles | 151 nm | WNW |
| Dorra | Thu 12:00 noon | 313 km | 194 miles | 169 nm | WNW |
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