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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 = Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:02:00.

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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 Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;26'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;South, Longitude: 134°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;00'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;East

The ground speed is currently 425.64 meters/second, 1532.3 kilometres/hour, 952.1 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"951.70 miWest0° 00' 00.6"0.01 miSouth951.70 mi
24 hours0° 07' 28.5"7.91 miEast0° 00' 00.1"0.00 miNorth7.91 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;19'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;South, Longitude: 147°&²Ô²ú²õ±è;07'&²Ô²ú²õ±è;East

The ground speed is currently 398.00 meters/second, 1432.8 kilometres/hour, 890.3 miles/hour or 773.7 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' 28.6"14.84 miWest0° 00' 03.8"0.08 miNorth14.84 mi
1 hour14° 28' 36.1"889.81 miWest0° 04' 00.0"4.59 miNorth890.08 mi
24 hours12° 24' 17.0"762.57 miEast2° 13' 09.3"152.78 miNorth784.96 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Alice SpringsSun 12:32 pm32 km20 miles17 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Tennant CreekSun 12:32 pm420 km261 miles227 nmNorth N
EuclaSun 11:47 am1043 km648 miles563 nmSouth-southwest SSW
DarwinSun 12:32 pm1260 km783 miles680 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Adelaide *Sun 1:32 pm1349 km838 miles729 nmSouth-southeast SSE
CairnsSun 1:02 pm1425 km886 miles769 nmEast-northeast ENE
DiliSun 12:02 pm1876 km1166 miles1013 nmNorth-northwest NNW
Melbourne *Sun 2:02 pm1906 km1184 miles1029 nmSouth-southeast SSE
BrisbaneSun 1:02 pm1962 km1219 miles1059 nmEast-southeast ESE
Canberra *Sun 2:02 pm1965 km1221 miles1061 nmSoutheast SE

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