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 = Thursday, 20 March 2025, 03:00:00.
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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 Thursday, 20 March 2025, 03:00:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 06' South, Longitude: 136° 52' East
The ground speed is currently 463.93 meters/second, 1670.1 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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" | 27.84 km | West | 0° 00' 01.0" | 0.03 km | North | 27.84 km |
| 1 hour | 15° 00' 11.0" | 1670.13 km | West | 0° 00' 59.2" | 1.82 km | North | 1670.13 km |
| 24 hours | 0° 04' 27.0" | 8.26 km | West | 0° 23' 42.4" | 43.69 km | North | 44.47 km |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Thursday, 20 March 2025, 03:00:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 34' South, Longitude: 17° 23' East
The ground speed is currently 404.88 meters/second, 1457.6 kilometres/hour, 905.7 miles/hour or 787.0 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' 30.2" | 24.29 km | West | 0° 00' 07.0" | 0.22 km | South | 24.29 km |
| 1 hour | 14° 30' 15.4" | 1456.72 km | West | 0° 06' 56.7" | 12.82 km | South | 1456.07 km |
| 24 hours | 12° 14' 23.4" | 1229.47 km | East | 2° 13' 07.6" | 245.84 km | South | 1242.32 km |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manokwari | Thu 12:00 | 324 km | 202 miles | 175 nm |  WSW |
| Jayapura | Thu 12:00 | 505 km | 314 miles | 273 nm |  ESE |
| Koror | Thu 12:00 | 864 km | 537 miles | 467 nm |  NNW |
| Ngerulmud | Thu 12:00 | 876 km | 545 miles | 473 nm | NNW |
| Manado | Thu 11:00 | 1351 km | 840 miles | 730 nm |  W |
| General Santos | Thu 11:00 | 1470 km | 914 miles | 794 nm |  WNW |
| Davao | Thu 11:00 | 1481 km | 920 miles | 799 nm | WNW |
| Darwin | Thu 12:30 | 1521 km | 945 miles | 821 nm |  SSW |
| Gorontalo | Thu 11:00 | 1539 km | 957 miles | 831 nm | W |
| Port Moresby | Thu 13:00 | 1542 km | 958 miles | 832 nm |  SE |
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