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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 = Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 18:44:00.

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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 Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 18:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;21'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;North, Longitude: 101°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;50'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;West

The ground speed is currently 435.03 meters/second, 1566.1 kilometres/hour, 973.1 miles/hour or 845.6 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' 00.0"16.22 miWest0° 00' 00.5"0.01 miNorth16.22 mi
1 hour14° 59' 57.2"972.80 miWest0° 00' 29.7"0.57 miNorth972.78 mi
24 hours0° 01' 10.5"1.27 miEast0° 11' 42.7"13.43 miNorth13.49 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 18:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 5°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;41'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;South, Longitude: 172°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;07'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;West

The ground speed is currently 447.01 meters/second, 1609.2 kilometres/hour, 999.9 miles/hour or 868.9 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' 31.5"16.66 miWest0° 00' 16.4"0.31 miNorth16.67 mi
1 hour14° 31' 27.2"999.73 miWest0° 16' 24.6"18.80 miNorth1000.14 mi
24 hours11° 30' 09.9"791.76 miEast6° 43' 43.7"462.34 miNorth919.27 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
LeonWed 12:44 pm87 km54 miles47 nmNorth N
MoreliaWed 12:44 pm99 km61 miles53 nmSoutheast SE
AjijicWed 12:44 pm149 km93 miles80 nmWest W
²Ï³Ü±ð°ùé³Ù²¹°ù´ÇWed 12:44 pm153 km95 miles82 nmEast E
GuadalajaraWed 12:44 pm162 km100 miles87 nmWest-northwest WNW
AguascalientesWed 12:44 pm176 km109 miles95 nmNorth-northwest NNW
San Luis PotosiWed 12:44 pm218 km136 miles118 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ColimaWed 12:44 pm233 km145 miles126 nmWest-southwest WSW
ZacatecasWed 12:44 pm279 km173 miles151 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Mexico CityWed 12:44 pm301 km187 miles163 nmEast-southeast ESE

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