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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 12:04:43.

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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 12:04:43 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 21' North , Longitude: 0° 37' 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"	1037.75 mi	West	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	North	1037.75 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 27.6"	5.14 mi	West	0° 23' 41.7"	27.14 mi	North	27.62 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 12:04:43 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 37' North , Longitude: 29° 21' East

The ground speed is currently 428.79 meters/second, 1543.6 kilometres/hour, 959.2 miles/hour or 833.5 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' 27.9"	15.98 mi	West	0° 00' 14.3"	0.27 mi	North	15.99 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 50.3"	958.77 mi	West	0° 14' 15.1"	16.34 mi	North	958.31 mi
24 hours	13° 18' 09.1"	881.81 mi	East	5° 12' 05.2"	357.77 mi	North	939.38 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
Accra	Sat 12:04 pm	581 km	361 miles	314 nm	N
Lomé	Sat 12:04 pm	642 km	399 miles	347 nm	N
São Tomé	Sat 12:04 pm	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	E
Cotonou	Sat 1:04 pm	696 km	432 miles	376 nm	NNE
Porto Novo	Sat 1:04 pm	714 km	444 miles	386 nm	NNE
Lagos	Sat 1:04 pm	740 km	460 miles	400 nm	NNE
Kumasi	Sat 12:04 pm	744 km	462 miles	402 nm	NNW
Abidjan	Sat 12:04 pm	753 km	468 miles	406 nm	NW
Santo António (Príncipe)	Sat 12:04 pm	771 km	479 miles	416 nm	E
Atakpamé	Sat 12:04 pm	795 km	494 miles	429 nm	N