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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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= 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 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 15' 00.1"	16.79 mi	West	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	North	16.79 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.6"	1007.10 mi	West	0° 00' 47.5"	0.91 mi	North	1007.07 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 12.0"	2.46 mi	West	0° 18' 55.2"	21.68 mi	North	21.82 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 26.8"	16.15 mi	West	0° 00' 16.1"	0.31 mi	North	16.15 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 46.4"	968.91 mi	West	0° 16' 09.0"	18.51 mi	North	968.51 mi
24 hours	13° 43' 49.5"	920.91 mi	East	5° 58' 48.1"	411.24 mi	North	995.90 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
Mumbai	Sun 12:58 pm	801 km	498 miles	432 nm	NE
Mangaluru	Sun 12:58 pm	813 km	505 miles	439 nm	E
Pune	Sun 12:58 pm	855 km	531 miles	461 nm	NE
Surat	Sun 12:58 pm	985 km	612 miles	532 nm	NE
Kulhudhuffushi	Sun 12:28 pm	1020 km	634 miles	551 nm	SE
Anantapur	Sun 12:58 pm	1101 km	684 miles	595 nm	E
Bengaluru	Sun 12:58 pm	1104 km	686 miles	596 nm	E
Ahmedabad	Sun 12:58 pm	1143 km	710 miles	617 nm	NNE
Thiruvananthapuram	Sun 12:58 pm	1203 km	747 miles	650 nm	ESE
Karachi	Sun 12:28 pm	1209 km	751 miles	653 nm	N