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 = Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 06:14:00.
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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 Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 06:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 435.33 meters/second, 1567.2 kilometres/hour, 973.8 miles/hour or 846.2 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' 00.0" | 16.23 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.23 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 57.3" | 973.46 mi | West | 0° 00' 30.1" | 0.58 mi | North | 973.43 mi |
24 hours | 0° 01' 06.3" | 1.20 mi | East | 0° 11' 53.6" | 13.64 mi | North | 13.69 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 06:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 443.67 meters/second, 1597.2 kilometres/hour, 992.5 miles/hour or 862.4 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' 31.3" | 16.54 mi | West | 0° 00' 15.6" | 0.30 mi | North | 16.54 mi |
1 hour | 14° 31' 26.9" | 992.23 mi | West | 0° 15' 44.3" | 18.03 mi | North | 992.75 mi |
24 hours | 11° 25' 41.6" | 780.75 mi | East | 6° 32' 02.5" | 448.99 mi | North | 905.28 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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Khordha | Wed 11:44 am | 9 km | 5 miles | 5 nm | ![]() |
Bhubaneshwar | Wed 11:44 am | 19 km | 12 miles | 11 nm | ![]() |
Cuttack | Wed 11:44 am | 34 km | 21 miles | 18 nm | ![]() |
Dhenkanal | Wed 11:44 am | 45 km | 28 miles | 24 nm | ![]() |
Puri | Wed 11:44 am | 52 km | 32 miles | 28 nm | ![]() |
Nayagarh | Wed 11:44 am | 54 km | 33 miles | 29 nm | ![]() |
Jagatsinghpur | Wed 11:44 am | 54 km | 34 miles | 29 nm | ![]() |
Kendrapara | Wed 11:44 am | 85 km | 53 miles | 46 nm | ![]() |
Angul | Wed 11:44 am | 87 km | 54 miles | 47 nm | ![]() |
Khallikote | Wed 11:44 am | 92 km | 57 miles | 50 nm | ![]() |
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