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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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Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = The Moon's position at its zenith in relation to an observer (Moon phase is not shown).

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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 East E
Mbandaka Sat 11:34 am 553 km 344 miles 299 nm West W
Impfondo Sat 11:34 am 592 km 368 miles 319 nm West-northwest WNW
Bambari Sat 11:34 am 664 km 413 miles 359 nm North-northwest NNW
Obo Sat 11:34 am 668 km 415 miles 361 nm North-northeast NNE
Bangui Sat 11:34 am 684 km 425 miles 369 nm Northwest NW
Bimbo Sat 11:34 am 690 km 429 miles 372 nm Northwest NW
Bria Sat 11:34 am 700 km 435 miles 378 nm North N
Bukavu Sat 12:34 pm 701 km 435 miles 378 nm East-southeast ESE
Goma Sat 12:34 pm 702 km 436 miles 379 nm East-southeast ESE

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