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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, March 21, 2026 at 10:34:18.

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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, March 21, 2026 at 10:34:18 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 20' North , Longitude: 23° 13' East

The ground speed is currently 463.92 meters/second, 1670.1 kilometres/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	17.30 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1037.76 mi	West	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	North	1037.76 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 27.5"	5.14 mi	West	0° 23' 41.8"	27.14 mi	North	27.62 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 10:34:18 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 15' North , Longitude: 51° 09' East

The ground speed is currently 429.65 meters/second, 1546.7 kilometres/hour, 961.1 miles/hour or 835.2 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' 27.9"	16.02 mi	West	0° 00' 14.4"	0.28 mi	North	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 58.6"	960.70 mi	West	0° 14' 23.6"	16.50 mi	North	960.25 mi
24 hours	13° 14' 41.5"	879.62 mi	East	5° 16' 12.9"	362.49 mi	North	939.28 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
Kisangani	Sat 12:34 pm	221 km	137 miles	119 nm	E
Mbandaka	Sat 11:34 am	553 km	344 miles	299 nm	W
Impfondo	Sat 11:34 am	592 km	368 miles	319 nm	WNW
Bambari	Sat 11:34 am	664 km	413 miles	359 nm	NNW
Obo	Sat 11:34 am	668 km	415 miles	361 nm	NNE
Bangui	Sat 11:34 am	684 km	425 miles	369 nm	NW
Bimbo	Sat 11:34 am	690 km	429 miles	372 nm	NW
Bria	Sat 11:34 am	700 km	435 miles	378 nm	N
Bukavu	Sat 12:34 pm	701 km	435 miles	378 nm	ESE
Goma	Sat 12:34 pm	702 km	436 miles	379 nm	ESE