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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, May 26, 2021 at 10:30:00. UTC local time = Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 10:30:00 am.

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Total Eclipse In Progress

The map shows the May 26, 2021 — Total Lunar Eclipse in progress.
The total eclipse is visible on the night side of Earth (darkest shade on the map), but it may be impossible or difficult to see in areas bordering twilight and daytime.
The Moon symbol reflects the progress of the eclipse. The faint grey shade on the Moon represents the Earth's penumbra (penumbral eclipse phase) and the dark red shade represents the umbra (partial or total eclipse phase).

= 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, May 26, 2021 at 10:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21掳&苍产蝉辫;12'&苍产蝉辫;North, Longitude: 21掳&苍产蝉辫;46'&苍产蝉辫;East

The ground speed is currently 432.59 meters/second, 1557.3 kilometres/hour, 967.7 miles/hour or 840.9 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掳 14' 59.9"	16.13 mi	West	0掳 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	North	16.13 mi
1 hour	14掳 59' 55.9"	967.31 mi	West	0掳 00' 25.5"	0.49 mi	North	967.29 mi
24 hours	0掳 01' 42.6"	1.84 mi	East	0掳 10' 02.4"	11.51 mi	North	11.66 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 10:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20掳&苍产蝉辫;36'&苍产蝉辫;South, Longitude: 158掳&苍产蝉辫;36'&苍产蝉辫;West

The ground speed is currently 416.65 meters/second, 1500.0 kilometres/hour, 932.0 miles/hour or 809.9 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掳 14' 23.2"	15.53 mi	West	0掳 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	South	15.53 mi
1 hour	14掳 23' 12.0"	931.61 mi	West	0掳 10' 11.7"	11.69 mi	South	931.16 mi
24 hours	15掳 02' 25.9"	973.92 mi	East	3掳 19' 47.8"	229.13 mi	South	989.57 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
Kufra	Wed 12:30 pm	366 km	228 miles	198 nm	NNE
Fada	Wed 11:30 am	445 km	277 miles	240 nm	S
Faya-Largeau	Wed 11:30 am	458 km	285 miles	247 nm	SW
础产茅肠丑茅	Wed 11:30 am	822 km	511 miles	444 nm	S
Siwa Oasis	Wed 12:30 pm	963 km	598 miles	520 nm	NNE
Sabha	Wed 12:30 pm	987 km	613 miles	533 nm	NW
N'Djamena	Wed 11:30 am	1235 km	767 miles	667 nm	SW
Khartoum	Wed 12:30 pm	1294 km	804 miles	699 nm	ESE
Cairo	Wed 12:30 pm	1364 km	847 miles	736 nm	NE
Alexandria	Wed 12:30 pm	1376 km	855 miles	743 nm	NE