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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 12:11:48.

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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 12:11:48 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 21' North, Longitude: 1° 10' West

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:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.1"17.30 miWest0° 00' 01.0"0.02 miNorth17.30 mi
1 hour15° 00' 11.0"1037.75 miWest0° 00' 59.2"1.13 miNorth1037.75 mi
24 hours0° 04' 27.6"5.14 miWest0° 23' 41.7"27.14 miNorth27.62 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 12:11:48 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 39' North, Longitude: 27° 39' East

The ground speed is currently 428.72 meters/second, 1543.4 kilometres/hour, 959.0 miles/hour or 833.4 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 27.9"15.98 miWest0° 00' 14.3"0.27 miNorth15.98 mi
1 hour14° 27' 49.7"958.61 miWest0° 14' 14.6"16.32 miNorth958.16 mi
24 hours13° 18' 25.4"881.98 miEast5° 11' 45.5"357.40 miNorth939.39 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
AccraSat 12:11 pm584 km363 miles315 nmNorth N
AbidjanSat 12:11 pm634 km394 miles343 nmNorth-northwest NNW
LoméSat 12:11 pm691 km430 miles373 nmNorth-northeast NNE
KumasiSat 12:11 pm703 km437 miles380 nmNorth N
CotonouSat 1:11 pm776 km482 miles419 nmNorth-northeast NNE
Porto NovoSat 1:11 pm798 km496 miles431 nmNorth-northeast NNE
AtakpaméSat 12:11 pm833 km517 miles450 nmNorth-northeast NNE
LagosSat 1:11 pm840 km522 miles454 nmNortheast NE
YamoussoukroSat 12:11 pm849 km527 miles458 nmNorth-northwest NNW
HarperSat 12:11 pm854 km531 miles461 nmWest-northwest WNW

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