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 12:08:00.
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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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= Nautical Twilight
= Astronomical Twilight
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 12:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 435.19 meters/second, 1566.7 kilometres/hour, 973.5 miles/hour or 845.9 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" | 16.22 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.22 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 57.3" | 973.15 mi | West | 0° 00' 29.9" | 0.57 mi | North | 973.12 mi |
24 hours | 0° 01' 08.3" | 1.23 mi | East | 0° 11' 48.5" | 13.54 mi | North | 13.59 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 12:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 445.43 meters/second, 1603.5 kilometres/hour, 996.4 miles/hour or 865.8 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' 31.5" | 16.60 mi | West | 0° 00' 16.0" | 0.31 mi | North | 16.61 mi |
1 hour | 14° 31' 28.6" | 996.18 mi | West | 0° 16' 04.8" | 18.42 mi | North | 996.65 mi |
24 hours | 11° 27' 10.5" | 785.52 mi | East | 6° 38' 10.6" | 455.99 mi | North | 911.89 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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Timbuktu | Wed 12:08 pm | 390 km | 242 miles | 211 nm | ![]() |
Ouahigouya | Wed 12:08 pm | 745 km | 463 miles | 402 nm | ![]() |
Ouagadougou | Wed 12:08 pm | 888 km | 552 miles | 480 nm | ![]() |
Koudougou | Wed 12:08 pm | 892 km | 554 miles | 482 nm | ![]() |
Tamanrasset | Wed 1:08 pm | 909 km | 565 miles | 491 nm | ![]() |
Niamey | Wed 1:08 pm | 918 km | 570 miles | 495 nm | ![]() |
Koutiala | Wed 12:08 pm | 919 km | 571 miles | 496 nm | ![]() |
Tidjikja | Wed 12:08 pm | 922 km | 573 miles | 498 nm | ![]() |
Bamako | Wed 12:08 pm | 1010 km | 627 miles | 545 nm | ![]() |
El Aaiún * | Wed 1:08 pm | 1300 km | 807 miles | 702 nm | ![]() |
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