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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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= 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 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 59.7"	16.27 mi	West	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	North	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 49.5"	975.68 mi	West	0° 00' 33.6"	0.64 mi	North	975.71 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 06.7"	4.46 mi	East	0° 13' 36.3"	15.60 mi	North	16.23 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:

Time	Longitude Difference			Latitude Difference			Total
Later	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Degrees	Distance	Direction	Distance
1 minute	0° 14' 32.4"	16.41 mi	West	0° 00' 14.2"	0.27 mi	North	16.41 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 33.7"	984.56 mi	West	0° 14' 16.2"	16.35 mi	North	985.12 mi
24 hours	10° 51' 36.0"	735.28 mi	East	5° 57' 04.1"	408.99 mi	North	847.17 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
Saint-Paul	Wed 12:38 pm	246 km	153 miles	133 nm	ESE
Saint-Denis	Wed 12:38 pm	256 km	159 miles	138 nm	ESE
Saint-Pierre	Wed 12:38 pm	284 km	176 miles	153 nm	SE
Port Louis	Wed 12:38 pm	445 km	277 miles	241 nm	E
Toamasina	Wed 11:38 am	447 km	278 miles	242 nm	WNW
Antananarivo	Wed 11:38 am	611 km	379 miles	330 nm	W
Antsirabe	Wed 11:38 am	651 km	405 miles	352 nm	W
Fianarantsoa	Wed 11:38 am	666 km	414 miles	360 nm	WSW
Moroni	Wed 11:38 am	1401 km	870 miles	756 nm	NW
Victoria	Wed 12:38 pm	1703 km	1058 miles	920 nm	N