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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 = Monday, April 21, 2025 at 16:06:00.

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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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 Monday, April 21, 2025 at 16:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 12°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;06'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;North, Longitude: 61°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;51'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;West

The ground speed is currently 453.65 meters/second, 1633.2 kilometres/hour, 1014.8 miles/hour or 881.8 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.1"16.91 miWest0° 00' 00.8"0.02 miNorth16.91 mi
1 hour15° 00' 07.4"1014.67 miWest0° 00' 50.6"0.97 miNorth1014.64 mi
24 hours0° 02' 53.7"3.26 miWest0° 20' 08.5"23.08 miNorth23.30 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, April 21, 2025 at 16:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 21°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;42'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;South, Longitude: 138°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;50'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;West

The ground speed is currently 416.31 meters/second, 1498.7 kilometres/hour, 931.3 miles/hour or 809.2 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 28.8"15.52 miWest0° 00' 10.7"0.21 miNorth15.52 mi
1 hour14° 28' 54.4"930.86 miWest0° 10' 54.3"12.51 miNorth931.53 mi
24 hours12° 15' 25.0"787.93 miEast4° 54' 43.5"337.87 miNorth868.67 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Saint George'sMon 12:06 pm11 km7 miles6 nmEast-southeast ESE
KingstownMon 12:06 pm135 km84 miles73 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ScarboroughMon 12:06 pm158 km98 miles85 nmSoutheast SE
Port of SpainMon 12:06 pm164 km102 miles89 nmSouth-southeast SSE
ChaguanasMon 12:06 pm181 km113 miles98 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Vieux FortMon 12:06 pm204 km127 miles110 nmNorth-northeast NNE
San FernandoMon 12:06 pm205 km128 miles111 nmSouth-southeast SSE
CastriesMon 12:06 pm231 km143 miles125 nmNorth-northeast NNE
BridgetownMon 12:06 pm266 km165 miles144 nmEast-northeast ENE
Fort-de-FranceMon 12:06 pm289 km180 miles156 nmNorth-northeast NNE

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