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 = Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 23:22:00.
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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 Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 23:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 435.49 meters/second, 1567.8 kilometres/hour, 974.2 miles/hour or 846.5 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' 00.0" | 16.24 mi | West | 0° 00' 00.5" | 0.01 mi | North | 16.24 mi |
1 hour | 14° 59' 57.4" | 973.82 mi | West | 0° 00' 30.3" | 0.58 mi | North | 973.80 mi |
24 hours | 0° 01' 04.0" | 1.16 mi | East | 0° 11' 59.6" | 13.75 mi | North | 13.80 mi |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 23:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at
The ground speed is currently 441.24 meters/second, 1588.5 kilometres/hour, 987.0 miles/hour or 857.7 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' 31.3" | 16.45 mi | West | 0° 00' 15.3" | 0.29 mi | North | 16.45 mi |
1 hour | 14° 31' 22.0" | 986.79 mi | West | 0° 15' 17.5" | 17.52 mi | North | 987.36 mi |
24 hours | 11° 25' 19.5" | 776.14 mi | East | 6° 23' 34.6" | 439.33 mi | North | 897.59 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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Johnston Atoll | Tue 1:22 pm | 428 km | 266 miles | 231 nm | ![]() |
Midway | Tue 12:22 pm | 1078 km | 670 miles | 582 nm | ![]() |
Honolulu | Tue 1:22 pm | 1410 km | 876 miles | 762 nm | ![]() |
Baker Island | Tue 11:22 am | 2281 km | 1417 miles | 1232 nm | ![]() |
Wake Island | Wed 11:22 am | 2307 km | 1433 miles | 1245 nm | ![]() |
Majuro | Wed 11:22 am | 2360 km | 1467 miles | 1274 nm | ![]() |
Kiritimati | Wed 1:22 pm | 2536 km | 1576 miles | 1369 nm | ![]() |
Tarawa | Wed 11:22 am | 2685 km | 1669 miles | 1450 nm | ![]() |
Fakaofo | Wed 12:22 pm | 3269 km | 2031 miles | 1765 nm | ![]() |
Yaren | Wed 11:22 am | 3297 km | 2049 miles | 1780 nm | ![]() |
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