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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, August 12, 2026 at 17:56:00. UTC local time = Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 5:56:00 pm.

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Total Eclipse In Progress in the Yellow or Red Shaded Areas

The map shows the August 12, 2026 — Total Solar Eclipse in progress.
The yellow, orange, and lighter red areas on the map show where a partial eclipse is visible.
The total eclipse is visible to anyone within the dark red dot in the very center of the lighter red area.

= 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, August 12, 2026 at 17:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14掳&苍产蝉辫;48'&苍产蝉辫;North, Longitude: 87掳&苍产蝉辫;44'&苍产蝉辫;West

The ground speed is currently 448.60 meters/second, 1615.0 kilometres/hour, 1003.5 miles/hour or 872.0 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 15' 00.1"	16.72 mi	West	0掳 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	South	16.72 mi
1 hour	15掳 00' 06.5"	1003.30 mi	West	0掳 00' 45.3"	0.87 mi	South	1003.33 mi
24 hours	0掳 02' 39.5"	2.96 mi	West	0掳 18' 17.1"	20.95 mi	South	21.16 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 17:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15掳&苍产蝉辫;35'&苍产蝉辫;North, Longitude: 87掳&苍产蝉辫;17'&苍产蝉辫;West

The ground speed is currently 431.09 meters/second, 1551.9 kilometres/hour, 964.3 miles/hour or 838.0 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' 27.9"	16.07 mi	West	0掳 00' 14.5"	0.28 mi	South	16.07 mi
1 hour	14掳 28' 05.5"	964.05 mi	West	0掳 14' 35.8"	16.73 mi	South	964.77 mi
24 hours	12掳 18' 24.1"	820.07 mi	East	6掳 07' 25.3"	420.95 mi	South	931.21 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
San Pedro Sula	Wed 11:56 am	84 km	52 miles	45 nm	NNW
Choloma	Wed 11:56 am	92 km	57 miles	50 nm	NNW
Tegucigalpa	Wed 11:56 am	97 km	61 miles	53 nm	SE
Tela	Wed 11:56 am	113 km	70 miles	61 nm	NNE
La Ceiba	Wed 11:56 am	149 km	93 miles	81 nm	NE
San Miguel	Wed 11:56 am	153 km	95 miles	83 nm	SSW
San Vicente	Wed 11:56 am	170 km	106 miles	92 nm	SW
Punta Gorda	Wed 11:56 am	184 km	114 miles	99 nm	NW
San Salvador	Wed 11:56 am	199 km	123 miles	107 nm	SW
搁辞补迟谩苍	Wed 11:56 am	212 km	132 miles	114 nm	NE