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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 = Monday, December 8, 2025 at 01:55:57.

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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 Monday, December 8, 2025 at 01:55:57 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 22° 44' South, Longitude: 148° 58' East

The ground speed is currently 427.91 meters/second, 1540.5 kilometres/hour, 957.2 miles/hour or 831.8 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° 14' 59.7"	15.95 mi	West	0° 00' 00.3"	0.00 mi	South	15.95 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 43.6"	956.79 mi	West	0° 00' 15.5"	0.30 mi	South	956.77 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 36.5"	7.03 mi	East	0° 06' 01.8"	6.92 mi	South	9.86 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, December 8, 2025 at 01:55:57 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 23° 39' North, Longitude: 16° 21' East

The ground speed is currently 408.58 meters/second, 1470.9 kilometres/hour, 914.0 miles/hour or 794.2 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' 25.0"	15.23 mi	West	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	South	15.23 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 03.2"	913.59 mi	West	0° 09' 53.2"	11.34 mi	South	914.24 mi
24 hours	13° 18' 36.6"	843.47 mi	East	4° 30' 02.0"	309.64 mi	South	911.20 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
Rockhampton	Mon 11:55 am	174 km	108 miles	94 nm	ESE
Mackay	Mon 11:55 am	177 km	110 miles	96 nm	N
Brisbane	Mon 11:55 am	666 km	414 miles	360 nm	SE
Cairns	Mon 11:55 am	724 km	450 miles	391 nm	NNW
Sydney *	Mon 12:55 pm	1254 km	779 miles	677 nm	S
Canberra *	Mon 12:55 pm	1392 km	865 miles	752 nm	S
Port Moresby	Mon 11:55 am	1481 km	920 miles	800 nm	N
Alice Springs	Mon 11:25 am	1547 km	961 miles	835 nm	W
Adelaide *	Mon 12:25 pm	1687 km	1048 miles	911 nm	SW
Melbourne *	Mon 12:55 pm	1716 km	1066 miles	927 nm	SSW