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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 = Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 14:34:55.

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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 Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 14:34:55 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 24' South , Longitude: 39° 32' West

The ground speed is currently 425.75 meters/second, 1532.7 kilometres/hour, 952.4 miles/hour or 827.6 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"	25.55 km	West	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 km	South	25.55 km
1 hour	14° 59' 41.5"	1532.02 km	West	0° 00' 03.4"	0.11 km	South	1532.01 km
24 hours	0° 07' 25.5"	12.65 km	East	0° 01' 10.9"	2.18 km	South	12.84 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 14:34:55 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 01' South , Longitude: 57° 42' West

The ground speed is currently 399.49 meters/second, 1438.2 kilometres/hour, 893.6 miles/hour or 776.5 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' 29.5"	23.97 km	West	0° 00' 04.3"	0.14 km	South	23.97 km
1 hour	14° 29' 28.7"	1437.30 km	West	0° 04' 20.8"	8.03 km	South	1436.86 km
24 hours	12° 24' 25.6"	1230.77 km	East	1° 07' 53.0"	125.37 km	South	1230.89 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
Vitória	Thu 11:34 am	353 km	219 miles	190 nm	NNW
Niterói	Thu 11:34 am	371 km	231 miles	200 nm	W
Rio de Janeiro	Thu 11:34 am	377 km	234 miles	203 nm	W
Petrópolis	Thu 11:34 am	386 km	240 miles	209 nm	WNW
Belo Horizonte	Thu 11:34 am	597 km	371 miles	322 nm	NW
São Paulo	Thu 11:34 am	725 km	451 miles	392 nm	W
Salvador	Thu 11:34 am	1159 km	720 miles	626 nm	N
Brasilia	Thu 11:34 am	1214 km	755 miles	656 nm	NW
Recife	Thu 11:34 am	1769 km	1099 miles	955 nm	NNE
Asuncion	Thu 11:34 am	1847 km	1148 miles	997 nm	W