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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, April 27, 2025 at 07:28:00.

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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, April 27, 2025 at 07:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 13° 57' North, Longitude: 67° 25' East

The ground speed is currently 450.29 meters/second, 1621.0 kilometres/hour, 1007.3 miles/hour or 875.3 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° 15' 00.1"16.79 miWest0° 00' 00.8"0.02 miNorth16.79 mi
1 hour15° 00' 05.6"1007.10 miWest0° 00' 47.5"0.91 miNorth1007.07 mi
24 hours0° 02' 12.0"2.46 miWest0° 18' 55.2"21.68 miNorth21.82 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Sunday, April 27, 2025 at 07:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 14° 10' North, Longitude: 59° 26' East

The ground speed is currently 433.31 meters/second, 1559.9 kilometres/hour, 969.3 miles/hour or 842.3 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' 26.8"16.15 miWest0° 00' 16.1"0.31 miNorth16.15 mi
1 hour14° 26' 46.4"968.91 miWest0° 16' 09.0"18.51 miNorth968.51 mi
24 hours13° 43' 49.5"920.91 miEast5° 58' 48.1"411.24 miNorth995.90 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
MumbaiSun 12:58 pm801 km498 miles432 nmNortheast NE
MangaluruSun 12:58 pm813 km505 miles439 nmEast E
PuneSun 12:58 pm855 km531 miles461 nmNortheast NE
SuratSun 12:58 pm985 km612 miles532 nmNortheast NE
KulhudhuffushiSun 12:28 pm1020 km634 miles551 nmSoutheast SE
AnantapurSun 12:58 pm1101 km684 miles595 nmEast E
BengaluruSun 12:58 pm1104 km686 miles596 nmEast E
AhmedabadSun 12:58 pm1143 km710 miles617 nmNorth-northeast NNE
ThiruvananthapuramSun 12:58 pm1203 km747 miles650 nmEast-southeast ESE
KarachiSun 12:28 pm1209 km751 miles653 nmNorth N

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