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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 11:30:00. UTC local time = Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 11:30:00 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 11:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 21掳&苍产蝉辫;13'&苍产蝉辫;North, Longitude: 6掳&苍产蝉辫;46'&苍产蝉辫;East

The ground speed is currently 432.57 meters/second, 1557.2 kilometres/hour, 967.6 miles/hour or 840.8 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"	967.26 mi	West	0掳 00' 25.5"	0.49 mi	North	967.24 mi
24 hours	0掳 01' 43.0"	1.85 mi	East	0掳 10' 01.5"	11.49 mi	North	11.64 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, May 26, 2021 at 11:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 20掳&苍产蝉辫;46'&苍产蝉辫;South, Longitude: 172掳&苍产蝉辫;59'&苍产蝉辫;West

The ground speed is currently 416.15 meters/second, 1498.1 kilometres/hour, 930.9 miles/hour or 808.9 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"	15.51 mi	West	0掳 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	South	15.51 mi
1 hour	14掳 23' 07.2"	930.48 mi	West	0掳 10' 02.6"	11.52 mi	South	930.03 mi
24 hours	15掳 03' 55.7"	974.44 mi	East	3掳 15' 45.5"	224.50 mi	South	989.15 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
Tamanrasset	Wed 12:30 pm	217 km	135 miles	117 nm	NW
Arlit	Wed 12:30 pm	281 km	175 miles	152 nm	SSE
Agadez	Wed 12:30 pm	486 km	302 miles	263 nm	SSE
Zinder	Wed 12:30 pm	852 km	530 miles	460 nm	SSE
Maradi	Wed 12:30 pm	855 km	531 miles	461 nm	S
Niamey	Wed 12:30 pm	985 km	612 miles	532 nm	SSW
Sabha	Wed 1:30 pm	1011 km	628 miles	546 nm	NE
Kano	Wed 12:30 pm	1037 km	644 miles	560 nm	S
Timbuktu	Wed 11:30 am	1140 km	709 miles	616 nm	WSW
Ouagadougou	Wed 11:30 am	1318 km	819 miles	712 nm	SW