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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, May 9, 2026 at 02:28:25.

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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 Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 02:28:25 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 17° 20' North , Longitude: 142° 01' East

The ground speed is currently 442.92 meters/second, 1594.5 kilometres/hour, 990.8 miles/hour or 861.0 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"	16.51 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.51 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.8"	990.53 mi	West	0° 00' 40.0"	0.76 mi	North	990.50 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 38.0"	0.70 mi	West	0° 15' 52.6"	18.20 mi	North	18.21 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 02:28:25 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 60' South , Longitude: 48° 40' East

The ground speed is currently 422.42 meters/second, 1520.7 kilometres/hour, 944.9 miles/hour or 821.1 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' 31.7"	15.75 mi	West	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	North	15.75 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 50.6"	944.57 mi	West	0° 10' 38.2"	12.19 mi	North	945.18 mi
24 hours	11° 05' 23.0"	720.98 mi	East	4° 40' 28.2"	321.47 mi	North	798.37 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
Saipan	Sat 12:28 pm	464 km	288 miles	251 nm	ESE
Hagåtña	Sat 12:28 pm	518 km	322 miles	280 nm	SE
Colonia	Sat 12:28 pm	962 km	598 miles	519 nm	SSW
Ngerulmud	Sat 11:28 am	1352 km	840 miles	730 nm	SW
Hamamatsu	Sat 11:28 am	1972 km	1225 miles	1065 nm	NNW
Shizuoka	Sat 11:28 am	1988 km	1235 miles	1074 nm	N
Yokohama	Sat 11:28 am	2023 km	1257 miles	1092 nm	N
Osaka	Sat 11:28 am	2028 km	1260 miles	1095 nm	NNW
Kobe	Sat 11:28 am	2039 km	1267 miles	1101 nm	NNW
Nagoya	Sat 11:28 am	2040 km	1268 miles	1102 nm	NNW