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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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= 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 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
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 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
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
Johnston Atoll	Tue 1:22 pm	428 km	266 miles	231 nm	SSE
Midway	Tue 12:22 pm	1078 km	670 miles	582 nm	NNW
Honolulu	Tue 1:22 pm	1410 km	876 miles	762 nm	E
Baker Island	Tue 11:22 am	2281 km	1417 miles	1232 nm	SSW
Wake Island	Wed 11:22 am	2307 km	1433 miles	1245 nm	W
Majuro	Wed 11:22 am	2360 km	1467 miles	1274 nm	SW
Kiritimati	Wed 1:22 pm	2536 km	1576 miles	1369 nm	SE
Tarawa	Wed 11:22 am	2685 km	1669 miles	1450 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Wed 12:22 pm	3269 km	2031 miles	1765 nm	S
Yaren	Wed 11:22 am	3297 km	2049 miles	1780 nm	SW