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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, March 11, 2026 at 17:11:29.

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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, March 11, 2026 at 17:11:29 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 3° 31' South, Longitude: 75° 23' West

The ground speed is currently 463.05 meters/second, 1667.0 kilometres/hour, 1035.8 miles/hour or 900.1 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° 15' 00.1"	17.26 mi	West	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	North	17.26 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.9"	1035.80 mi	West	0° 00' 59.0"	1.13 mi	North	1035.81 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 59.6"	4.60 mi	West	0° 23' 36.6"	27.04 mi	North	27.43 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, March 11, 2026 at 17:11:29 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 28° 24' South, Longitude: 163° 25' West

The ground speed is currently 394.13 meters/second, 1418.9 kilometres/hour, 881.7 miles/hour or 766.1 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' 28.6"	14.69 mi	West	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	South	14.69 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 42.7"	881.11 mi	West	0° 00' 28.0"	0.54 mi	South	881.08 mi
24 hours	12° 33' 01.0"	763.88 mi	East	0° 27' 13.3"	31.24 mi	North	766.14 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
Iquitos	Wed 12:11 pm	239 km	149 miles	129 nm	E
Puyo	Wed 12:11 pm	367 km	228 miles	198 nm	NW
Cuenca	Wed 12:11 pm	408 km	253 miles	220 nm	W
Loja	Wed 12:11 pm	427 km	265 miles	231 nm	W
Ambato	Wed 12:11 pm	438 km	272 miles	236 nm	NW
Quito	Wed 12:11 pm	503 km	313 miles	272 nm	NW
Guayaquil	Wed 12:11 pm	521 km	324 miles	281 nm	WNW
Ibarra	Wed 12:11 pm	524 km	326 miles	283 nm	NW
Santo Domingo (Ecuador)	Wed 12:11 pm	554 km	344 miles	299 nm	NW
Florencia	Wed 12:11 pm	568 km	353 miles	307 nm	N