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, September 22, 2025 at 16:18:00.
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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).
= Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
= Nautical Twilight
= Astronomical Twilight
= Night, no twilight (darkest shade)
Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Monday, September 22, 2025 at 16:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 463.94 meters/second, 1670.2 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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" | 17.30 mi | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.02 mi | South | 17.30 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 13.0" | 1037.81 mi | West | 0° 00' 58.3" | 1.11 mi | South | 1037.81 mi |
24 hours | 0° 05' 14.5" | 6.04 mi | West | 0° 23' 21.8" | 26.76 mi | South | 27.43 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Monday, September 22, 2025 at 16:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 449.11 meters/second, 1616.8 kilometres/hour, 1004.6 miles/hour or 873.0 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' 35.3" | 16.74 mi | West | 0° 00' 14.4" | 0.28 mi | South | 16.74 mi |
1 hour | 14° 35' 21.2" | 1004.48 mi | West | 0° 14' 24.3" | 16.50 mi | South | 1004.41 mi |
24 hours | 9° 55' 18.0" | 683.12 mi | East | 5° 35' 47.6" | 384.61 mi | South | 780.20 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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São Gabriel da Cachoeira | Mon 12:18 pm | 84 km | 52 miles | 45 nm | ![]() |
²Ñ¾±³Ùú | Mon 11:18 am | 453 km | 282 miles | 245 nm | ![]() |
±õ²Ôðù¾±»å²¹ | Mon 11:18 am | 459 km | 285 miles | 248 nm | ![]() |
Puerto Ayacucho | Mon 12:18 pm | 639 km | 397 miles | 345 nm | ![]() |
Manaus | Mon 12:18 pm | 785 km | 488 miles | 424 nm | ![]() |
Iquitos | Mon 11:18 am | 874 km | 543 miles | 472 nm | ![]() |
Bogota | Mon 11:18 am | 996 km | 619 miles | 538 nm | ![]() |
Ciudad Guayana | Mon 12:18 pm | 1003 km | 624 miles | 542 nm | ![]() |
Rio Branco | Mon 11:18 am | 1119 km | 695 miles | 604 nm | ![]() |
Caracas | Mon 12:18 pm | 1159 km | 720 miles | 626 nm | ![]() |
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