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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 18:16:00. UTC local time = Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 6:16:00 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 18:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 14掳&苍产蝉辫;48'&苍产蝉辫;North, Longitude: 92掳&苍产蝉辫;45'&苍产蝉辫;West

The ground speed is currently 448.61 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"	16.73 mi	West	0掳 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	South	16.73 mi
1 hour	15掳 00' 06.5"	1003.32 mi	West	0掳 00' 45.3"	0.87 mi	South	1003.35 mi
24 hours	0掳 02' 39.6"	2.97 mi	West	0掳 18' 17.4"	20.96 mi	South	21.17 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, August 12, 2026 at 18:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 15掳&苍产蝉辫;30'&苍产蝉辫;North, Longitude: 92掳&苍产蝉辫;07'&苍产蝉辫;West

The ground speed is currently 431.28 meters/second, 1552.6 kilometres/hour, 964.7 miles/hour or 838.3 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' 28.1"	16.08 mi	West	0掳 00' 14.5"	0.28 mi	South	16.08 mi
1 hour	14掳 28' 07.6"	964.47 mi	West	0掳 14' 37.2"	16.76 mi	South	965.18 mi
24 hours	12掳 17' 38.5"	819.55 mi	East	6掳 07' 51.6"	421.45 mi	South	930.91 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
Quetzaltenango	Wed 12:16 pm	122 km	76 miles	66 nm	E
San Cristobal de las Casas	Wed 12:16 pm	215 km	134 miles	116 nm	N
Escuintla	Wed 12:16 pm	218 km	135 miles	118 nm	ESE
Tuxtla Gutierrez	Wed 12:16 pm	220 km	137 miles	119 nm	N
Guatemala City	Wed 12:16 pm	239 km	148 miles	129 nm	E
Santa Ana	Wed 12:16 pm	355 km	221 miles	192 nm	ESE
Santa Mar铆a Huatulco	Wed 12:16 pm	401 km	249 miles	217 nm	WNW
San Salvador	Wed 12:16 pm	402 km	249 miles	217 nm	ESE
San Vicente	Wed 12:16 pm	446 km	277 miles	241 nm	ESE
Punta Gorda	Wed 12:16 pm	446 km	277 miles	241 nm	ENE