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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 = Friday, October 17, 2025 at 05:36:19.

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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 Friday, October 17, 2025 at 05:36:19 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 21' South , Longitude: 92° 16' East

The ground speed is currently 457.77 meters/second, 1648.0 kilometres/hour, 1024.0 miles/hour or 889.8 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"	17.07 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	South	17.07 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.5"	1023.93 mi	West	0° 00' 54.8"	1.05 mi	South	1023.90 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 56.9"	3.36 mi	West	0° 21' 50.5"	25.02 mi	South	25.24 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Friday, October 17, 2025 at 05:36:19 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 10° 18' North , Longitude: 48° 10' East

The ground speed is currently 443.21 meters/second, 1595.5 kilometres/hour, 991.4 miles/hour or 861.5 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' 33.8"	16.52 mi	West	0° 00' 14.2"	0.27 mi	South	16.52 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 52.0"	991.24 mi	West	0° 14' 13.3"	16.29 mi	South	991.74 mi
24 hours	10° 12' 20.9"	694.63 mi	East	5° 47' 41.7"	398.23 mi	South	805.16 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
Bantam	Fri 12:06 pm	592 km	368 miles	320 nm	ESE
Bengkulu	Fri 12:36 pm	1265 km	786 miles	683 nm	ENE
Palembang	Fri 12:36 pm	1551 km	964 miles	838 nm	ENE
Medan	Fri 12:36 pm	1598 km	993 miles	863 nm	NNE
Jakarta	Fri 12:36 pm	1644 km	1021 miles	887 nm	ENE
Bandung	Fri 12:36 pm	1712 km	1064 miles	924 nm	E
Kuala Lumpur	Fri 1:36 pm	1735 km	1078 miles	937 nm	NE
Singapore	Fri 1:36 pm	1742 km	1082 miles	940 nm	NE
Pontianak	Fri 12:36 pm	2155 km	1339 miles	1164 nm	ENE
Diego Garcia	Fri 11:36 am	2199 km	1367 miles	1188 nm	W