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, December 21, 2025 at 03:02:00.
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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 Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 59.7" | 15.87 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.0" | 0.00 mi | South | 15.87 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 41.2" | 951.70 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.01 mi | South | 951.70 mi |
24 hours | 0° 07' 28.5" | 7.91 mi | East | 0° 00' 00.1" | 0.00 mi | North | 7.91 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Sunday, December 21, 2025 at 03:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
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:
Time | Longitude Difference | Latitude Difference | Total | ||||
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Later | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Degrees | Distance | Direction | Distance |
1 minute | 0° 14' 28.6" | 14.84 mi | West | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.08 mi | North | 14.84 mi |
1 hour | 14° 28' 36.1" | 889.81 mi | West | 0° 04' 00.0" | 4.59 mi | North | 890.08 mi |
24 hours | 12° 24' 17.0" | 762.57 mi | East | 2° 13' 09.3" | 152.78 mi | North | 784.96 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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Alice Springs | Sun 12:32 pm | 32 km | 20 miles | 17 nm | ![]() |
Tennant Creek | Sun 12:32 pm | 420 km | 261 miles | 227 nm | ![]() |
Eucla | Sun 11:47 am | 1043 km | 648 miles | 563 nm | ![]() |
Darwin | Sun 12:32 pm | 1260 km | 783 miles | 680 nm | ![]() |
Adelaide * | Sun 1:32 pm | 1349 km | 838 miles | 729 nm | ![]() |
Cairns | Sun 1:02 pm | 1425 km | 886 miles | 769 nm | ![]() |
Dili | Sun 12:02 pm | 1876 km | 1166 miles | 1013 nm | ![]() |
Melbourne * | Sun 2:02 pm | 1906 km | 1184 miles | 1029 nm | ![]() |
Brisbane | Sun 1:02 pm | 1962 km | 1219 miles | 1059 nm | ![]() |
Canberra * | Sun 2:02 pm | 1965 km | 1221 miles | 1061 nm | ![]() |
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