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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 = Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 09:31:34.

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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

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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 09:31:34 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 35' North , Longitude: 36° 16' East

The ground speed is currently 444.66 meters/second, 1600.8 kilometres/hour, 994.7 miles/hour or 864.4 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' 00.0"	16.58 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.58 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.7"	994.45 mi	West	0° 00' 42.0"	0.80 mi	North	994.42 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 01.8"	1.14 mi	West	0° 16' 38.9"	19.08 mi	North	19.11 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 09:31:34 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 33' South , Longitude: 89° 08' West

The ground speed is currently 397.43 meters/second, 1430.8 kilometres/hour, 889.0 miles/hour or 772.5 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' 29.1"	14.82 mi	West	0° 00' 03.0"	0.06 mi	North	14.82 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 13.9"	888.52 mi	West	0° 03' 03.1"	3.50 mi	North	888.74 mi
24 hours	12° 10' 01.8"	746.36 mi	East	1° 49' 05.5"	125.18 mi	North	762.72 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
Kassala	Wed 11:31 am	127 km	79 miles	69 nm	S
Teseney	Wed 12:31 pm	169 km	105 miles	91 nm	SSE
Nakfa	Wed 12:31 pm	236 km	147 miles	127 nm	E
Keren	Wed 12:31 pm	251 km	156 miles	135 nm	ESE
Asmara	Wed 12:31 pm	318 km	198 miles	172 nm	ESE
Mendefera	Wed 12:31 pm	332 km	206 miles	179 nm	SE
Port Sudan	Wed 11:31 am	350 km	217 miles	189 nm	NNE
Khartoum	Wed 11:31 am	414 km	257 miles	223 nm	WSW
Gondar	Wed 12:31 pm	460 km	286 miles	248 nm	SSE
Mek'ele	Wed 12:31 pm	486 km	302 miles	262 nm	SE