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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 10:46:46.

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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 10:46:46 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 0° 20' North, Longitude: 20° 06' 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 10:46:46 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 16° 18' North, Longitude: 48° 09' East

The ground speed is currently 429.53 meters/second, 1546.3 kilometres/hour, 960.8 miles/hour or 834.9 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"	16.01 mi	West	0° 00' 14.4"	0.28 mi	North	16.01 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 57.4"	960.43 mi	West	0° 14' 22.5"	16.47 mi	North	959.99 mi
24 hours	13° 15' 10.1"	879.92 mi	East	5° 15' 39.2"	361.85 mi	North	939.29 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
Boende	Sat 11:46 am	110 km	68 miles	59 nm	SE
Mbandaka	Sat 11:46 am	208 km	129 miles	112 nm	W
Impfondo	Sat 11:46 am	268 km	167 miles	145 nm	WNW
Ouésso	Sat 11:46 am	473 km	294 miles	255 nm	WNW
Bimbo	Sat 11:46 am	473 km	294 miles	256 nm	NNW
Bangui	Sat 11:46 am	478 km	297 miles	258 nm	NNW
Kisangani	Sat 12:46 pm	567 km	353 miles	306 nm	E
Bambari	Sat 11:46 am	604 km	375 miles	326 nm	N
Berbérati	Sat 11:46 am	647 km	402 miles	349 nm	NW
Bria	Sat 11:46 am	717 km	446 miles	387 nm	NNE