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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 = Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 08:38:16.

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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 Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 08:38:16 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 52' South, Longitude: 53° 15' East

The ground speed is currently 436.31 meters/second, 1570.7 kilometres/hour, 976.0 miles/hour or 848.1 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° 14' 59.7"16.27 miWest0° 00' 00.6"0.01 miNorth16.27 mi
1 hour14° 59' 49.5"975.68 miWest0° 00' 33.6"0.64 miNorth975.71 mi
24 hours0° 04' 06.7"4.46 miEast0° 13' 36.3"15.60 miNorth16.23 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 08:38:16 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 11° 50' South, Longitude: 82° 59' East

The ground speed is currently 440.24 meters/second, 1584.9 kilometres/hour, 984.8 miles/hour or 855.8 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' 32.4"16.41 miWest0° 00' 14.2"0.27 miNorth16.41 mi
1 hour14° 32' 33.7"984.56 miWest0° 14' 16.2"16.35 miNorth985.12 mi
24 hours10° 51' 36.0"735.28 miEast5° 57' 04.1"408.99 miNorth847.17 mi

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

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

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
Saint-PaulWed 12:38 pm246 km153 miles133 nmEast-southeast ESE
Saint-DenisWed 12:38 pm256 km159 miles138 nmEast-southeast ESE
Saint-PierreWed 12:38 pm284 km176 miles153 nmSoutheast SE
Port LouisWed 12:38 pm445 km277 miles241 nmEast E
ToamasinaWed 11:38 am447 km278 miles242 nmWest-northwest WNW
AntananarivoWed 11:38 am611 km379 miles330 nmWest W
AntsirabeWed 11:38 am651 km405 miles352 nmWest W
FianarantsoaWed 11:38 am666 km414 miles360 nmWest-southwest WSW
MoroniWed 11:38 am1401 km870 miles756 nmNorthwest NW
VictoriaWed 12:38 pm1703 km1058 miles920 nmNorth N

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