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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 = Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 15:02:00.

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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 Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 15:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;26'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;South, Longitude: 46°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;03'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;West

The ground speed is currently 425.65 meters/second, 1532.3 kilometres/hour, 952.2 miles/hour or 827.4 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° 14' 59.7"15.87 miWest0° 00' 00.0"0.00 miSouth15.87 mi
1 hour14° 59' 41.2"951.72 miWest0° 00' 01.0"0.02 miSouth951.72 mi
24 hours0° 07' 28.1"7.91 miEast0° 00' 14.0"0.27 miSouth7.91 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, December 20, 2025 at 15:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;56'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;South, Longitude: 39°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;11'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;West

The ground speed is currently 395.67 meters/second, 1424.4 kilometres/hour, 885.1 miles/hour or 769.1 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' 28.4"14.75 miWest0° 00' 02.3"0.04 miNorth14.75 mi
1 hour14° 28' 23.3"884.58 miWest0° 02' 19.2"2.66 miNorth884.74 mi
24 hours12° 33' 09.0"767.30 miEast1° 34' 07.7"108.02 miNorth780.26 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
São José dos CamposSat 12:02 pm29 km18 miles16 nmNortheast NE
GuarulhosSat 12:02 pm49 km30 miles26 nmWest W
São PauloSat 12:02 pm60 km37 miles33 nmWest-southwest WSW
SantosSat 12:02 pm65 km40 miles35 nmSouth-southwest SSW
CampinasSat 12:02 pm118 km74 miles64 nmWest-northwest WNW
SorocabaSat 12:02 pm143 km89 miles77 nmWest W
PirassunungaSat 12:02 pm212 km132 miles115 nmNorthwest NW
Volta RedondaSat 12:02 pm224 km139 miles121 nmEast-northeast ENE
Rio de JaneiroSat 12:02 pm299 km186 miles161 nmEast E
±·¾±³Ù±ð°ùó¾±Sat 12:02 pm307 km191 miles166 nmEast E

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