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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 = maandag 9 juni 2025 02:48:00.

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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)

See where the Moon is over the horizon

Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On maandag 9 juni 2025 02:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 57' North, Longitude: 137° 49' East

The ground speed is currently 427,29 meters/second, 1538,3 kilometres/hour, 955,8 miles/hour or 830,6 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
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 59.9"	25,64 km	West	0° 00' 00.2"	0,01 km	North	25,64 km
1 hour	14° 59' 52.6"	1537,58 km	West	0° 00' 12.2"	0,38 km	North	1537,56 km
24 hours	0° 02' 57.3"	5,05 km	East	0° 04' 43.0"	8,71 km	North	10,06 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On maandag 9 juni 2025 02:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 58' South, Longitude: 69° 21' West

The ground speed is currently 413,77 meters/second, 1489,6 kilometres/hour, 925,6 miles/hour or 804,3 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
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 31.5"	24,82 km	West	0° 00' 08.7"	0,27 km	South	24,83 km
1 hour	14° 31' 28.0"	1488,79 km	West	0° 08' 46.6"	16,20 km	South	1488,07 km
24 hours	11° 46' 18.8"	1206,82 km	East	3° 01' 29.6"	335,06 km	South	1238,88 km

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
Kagoshima	maa 11:48	1197 km	744 miles	646 nm	NW
Hagåtña	maa 12:48	1279 km	794 miles	690 nm	SE
Kumamoto	maa 11:48	1296 km	806 miles	700 nm	NNW
Hamamatsu	maa 11:48	1304 km	810 miles	704 nm	N
Matsuyama	maa 11:48	1305 km	811 miles	705 nm	NNW
Osaka	maa 11:48	1320 km	820 miles	713 nm	N
Kobe	maa 11:48	1327 km	824 miles	716 nm	N
Shizuoka	maa 11:48	1335 km	830 miles	721 nm	N
Himeji	maa 11:48	1352 km	840 miles	730 nm	NNW
Kyoto	maa 11:48	1353 km	841 miles	731 nm	N