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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 = Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 03:05:27.

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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 Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 03:05:27 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 22' South, Longitude: 132° 39' East

The ground speed is currently 425.89 meters/second, 1533.2 kilometres/hour, 952.7 miles/hour or 827.9 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° 14' 59.7"	15.88 mi	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	South	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.6"	952.27 mi	West	0° 00' 05.2"	0.10 mi	South	952.26 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 22.2"	7.80 mi	East	0° 01' 52.6"	2.15 mi	South	8.09 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at 03:05:27 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 10' South, Longitude: 97° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 413.26 meters/second, 1487.7 kilometres/hour, 924.4 miles/hour or 803.3 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' 31.6"	15.41 mi	West	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	South	15.41 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 40.2"	923.97 mi	West	0° 08' 24.1"	9.64 mi	South	923.54 mi
24 hours	11° 38' 05.2"	740.09 mi	East	2° 52' 16.4"	197.62 mi	South	758.03 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
Alice Springs	Wed 12:35 pm	131 km	82 miles	71 nm	ESE
Curtin Springs	Wed 12:35 pm	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	SSW
Tennant Creek	Wed 12:35 pm	441 km	274 miles	238 nm	NNE
Eucla	Wed 11:50 am	994 km	617 miles	536 nm	SSW
Darwin	Wed 12:35 pm	1221 km	759 miles	659 nm	N
Adelaide *	Wed 1:35 pm	1406 km	874 miles	759 nm	SSE
Cairns	Wed 1:05 pm	1545 km	960 miles	834 nm	ENE
Dili	Wed 12:05 pm	1803 km	1121 miles	974 nm	NNW
Perth	Wed 11:05 am	1908 km	1185 miles	1030 nm	SW
Melbourne *	Wed 2:05 pm	1987 km	1234 miles	1073 nm	SSE