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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 = Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 05:04:43.

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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 Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 05:04:43 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 31' South, Longitude: 101° 35' East

The ground speed is currently 428.55 meters/second, 1542.8 kilometres/hour, 958.6 miles/hour or 833.0 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"	15.98 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	South	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 44.2"	958.24 mi	West	0° 00' 17.6"	0.34 mi	South	958.23 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 22.7"	6.80 mi	East	0° 06' 51.5"	7.87 mi	South	10.40 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, December 6, 2025 at 05:04:43 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 10' North, Longitude: 59° 11' West

The ground speed is currently 390.97 meters/second, 1407.5 kilometres/hour, 874.6 miles/hour or 760.0 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' 19.8"	14.58 mi	West	0° 00' 01.6"	0.03 mi	South	14.58 mi
1 hour	14° 19' 54.3"	874.09 mi	West	0° 01' 43.9"	1.99 mi	South	874.21 mi
24 hours	15° 39' 20.5"	954.73 mi	East	1° 39' 04.7"	113.70 mi	South	968.63 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
Perth	Sat 1:04 pm	1756 km	1091 miles	948 nm	SE
Bandung	Sat 12:04 pm	1843 km	1145 miles	995 nm	NNE
Jakarta	Sat 12:04 pm	1897 km	1179 miles	1024 nm	NNE
Surabaya	Sat 12:04 pm	2070 km	1286 miles	1117 nm	NE
Denpasar	Sat 1:04 pm	2117 km	1315 miles	1143 nm	NE
Pontianak	Sat 12:04 pm	2627 km	1632 miles	1418 nm	NNE
Singapore	Sat 1:04 pm	2645 km	1643 miles	1428 nm	N
Makassar	Sat 1:04 pm	2717 km	1688 miles	1467 nm	NE
Kuala Lumpur	Sat 1:04 pm	2840 km	1765 miles	1534 nm	N
Amsterdam Island	Sat 10:04 am	2852 km	1772 miles	1540 nm	SW