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 = Monday, April 21, 2025 at 16:06:00.
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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 Monday, April 21, 2025 at 16:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 15' 00.1" | 16.91 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.8" | 0.02 mi | North | 16.91 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 07.4" | 1014.67 mi | West | 0° 00' 50.6" | 0.97 mi | North | 1014.64 mi |
24 hours | 0° 02' 53.7" | 3.26 mi | West | 0° 20' 08.5" | 23.08 mi | North | 23.30 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Monday, April 21, 2025 at 16:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 28.8" | 15.52 mi | West | 0° 00' 10.7" | 0.21 mi | North | 15.52 mi |
1 hour | 14° 28' 54.4" | 930.86 mi | West | 0° 10' 54.3" | 12.51 mi | North | 931.53 mi |
24 hours | 12° 15' 25.0" | 787.93 mi | East | 4° 54' 43.5" | 337.87 mi | North | 868.67 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 | ||
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Saint George's | Mon 12:06 pm | 11 km | 7 miles | 6 nm | ![]() |
Kingstown | Mon 12:06 pm | 135 km | 84 miles | 73 nm | ![]() |
Scarborough | Mon 12:06 pm | 158 km | 98 miles | 85 nm | ![]() |
Port of Spain | Mon 12:06 pm | 164 km | 102 miles | 89 nm | ![]() |
Chaguanas | Mon 12:06 pm | 181 km | 113 miles | 98 nm | ![]() |
Vieux Fort | Mon 12:06 pm | 204 km | 127 miles | 110 nm | ![]() |
San Fernando | Mon 12:06 pm | 205 km | 128 miles | 111 nm | ![]() |
Castries | Mon 12:06 pm | 231 km | 143 miles | 125 nm | ![]() |
Bridgetown | Mon 12:06 pm | 266 km | 165 miles | 144 nm | ![]() |
Fort-de-France | Mon 12:06 pm | 289 km | 180 miles | 156 nm | ![]() |
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