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 = Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 06:18:00.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 06:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 456.76 meters/second, 1644.4 kilometres/hour, 1021.8 miles/hour or 887.9 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' 00.1" | 17.03 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.9" | 0.02 mi | South | 17.03 mi |
1 hour | 15° 00' 06.7" | 1021.66 mi | West | 0° 00' 54.0" | 1.03 mi | South | 1021.64 mi |
24 hours | 0° 02' 37.5" | 2.98 mi | West | 0° 21' 33.0" | 24.69 mi | South | 24.87 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Sunday, October 19, 2025 at 06:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 451.13 meters/second, 1624.1 kilometres/hour, 1009.1 miles/hour or 876.9 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' 35.4" | 16.82 mi | West | 0° 00' 14.5" | 0.28 mi | South | 16.82 mi |
1 hour | 14° 35' 33.1" | 1009.01 mi | West | 0° 14' 35.3" | 16.71 mi | South | 1009.09 mi |
24 hours | 9° 47' 00.3" | 676.48 mi | East | 5° 44' 32.9" | 394.58 mi | South | 781.38 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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Diego Garcia | Sun 12:18 pm | 1073 km | 667 miles | 580 nm | ![]() |
Male | Sun 11:18 am | 1823 km | 1133 miles | 984 nm | ![]() |
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Sun 11:48 am | 1888 km | 1173 miles | 1019 nm | ![]() |
Colombo | Sun 11:48 am | 1894 km | 1177 miles | 1023 nm | ![]() |
Thiruvananthapuram | Sun 11:48 am | 2123 km | 1319 miles | 1147 nm | ![]() |
Madurai | Sun 11:48 am | 2250 km | 1398 miles | 1215 nm | ![]() |
Chennai | Sun 11:48 am | 2568 km | 1595 miles | 1386 nm | ![]() |
Bengaluru | Sun 11:48 am | 2592 km | 1610 miles | 1399 nm | ![]() |
Kuala Lumpur | Sun 2:18 pm | 2653 km | 1649 miles | 1433 nm | ![]() |
Singapore | Sun 2:18 pm | 2753 km | 1711 miles | 1487 nm | ![]() |
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