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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 10:40:00. UTC local time = Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 10:40:00 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 10:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21掳&苍产蝉辫;12'&苍产蝉辫;North, Longitude: 19掳&苍产蝉辫;16'&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"	967.30 mi	West	0掳 00' 25.5"	0.49 mi	North	967.28 mi
24 hours	0掳 01' 42.6"	1.84 mi	East	0掳 10' 02.2"	11.51 mi	North	11.66 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20掳&苍产蝉辫;38'&苍产蝉辫;South, Longitude: 161掳&苍产蝉辫;00'&苍产蝉辫;West

The ground speed is currently 416.57 meters/second, 1499.7 kilometres/hour, 931.8 miles/hour or 809.7 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' 11.2"	931.42 mi	West	0掳 10' 10.2"	11.66 mi	South	930.97 mi
24 hours	15掳 02' 41.1"	974.01 mi	East	3掳 19' 07.7"	228.36 mi	South	989.50 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
叠补谤诲补茂	Wed 11:40 am	234 km	146 miles	127 nm	W
Faya-Largeau	Wed 11:40 am	363 km	226 miles	196 nm	S
Fada	Wed 11:40 am	507 km	315 miles	274 nm	SSE
Kufra	Wed 12:40 pm	529 km	329 miles	286 nm	NE
Sabha	Wed 12:40 pm	812 km	505 miles	438 nm	NW
础产茅肠丑茅	Wed 11:40 am	832 km	517 miles	450 nm	SSE
N'Djamena	Wed 11:40 am	1102 km	685 miles	595 nm	SSW
Tripoli	Wed 12:40 pm	1429 km	888 miles	771 nm	NNW
Khartoum	Wed 12:40 pm	1531 km	952 miles	827 nm	ESE
Kano	Wed 11:40 am	1533 km	952 miles	828 nm	SW