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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 = Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 23:22:00.

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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 Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 23:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 20° 11' North, Longitude: 171° 21' West

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:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.0"16.24 miWest0° 00' 00.5"0.01 miNorth16.24 mi
1 hour14° 59' 57.4"973.82 miWest0° 00' 30.3"0.58 miNorth973.80 mi
24 hours0° 01' 04.0"1.16 miEast0° 11' 59.6"13.75 miNorth13.80 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 23:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 48' South, Longitude: 109° 10' East

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:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 31.3"16.45 miWest0° 00' 15.3"0.29 miNorth16.45 mi
1 hour14° 31' 22.0"986.79 miWest0° 15' 17.5"17.52 miNorth987.36 mi
24 hours11° 25' 19.5"776.14 miEast6° 23' 34.6"439.33 miNorth897.59 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Johnston AtollTue 1:22 pm428 km266 miles231 nmSouth-southeast SSE
MidwayTue 12:22 pm1078 km670 miles582 nmNorth-northwest NNW
HonoluluTue 1:22 pm1410 km876 miles762 nmEast E
Baker IslandTue 11:22 am2281 km1417 miles1232 nmSouth-southwest SSW
Wake IslandWed 11:22 am2307 km1433 miles1245 nmWest W
MajuroWed 11:22 am2360 km1467 miles1274 nmSouthwest SW
KiritimatiWed 1:22 pm2536 km1576 miles1369 nmSoutheast SE
TarawaWed 11:22 am2685 km1669 miles1450 nmSouthwest SW
FakaofoWed 12:22 pm3269 km2031 miles1765 nmSouth S
YarenWed 11:22 am3297 km2049 miles1780 nmSouthwest SW

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