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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, January 28, 2026 at 15:57:55.

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= 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, January 28, 2026 at 15:57:55 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 04' South, Longitude: 56° 14' West

The ground speed is currently 441.03 meters/second, 1587.7 kilometres/hour, 986.6 miles/hour or 857.3 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° 14' 59.9"	16.44 mi	West	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	North	16.44 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.2"	986.29 mi	West	0° 00' 39.9"	0.76 mi	North	986.32 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 37.8"	2.88 mi	East	0° 16' 07.0"	18.48 mi	North	18.70 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 15:57:55 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 18' North, Longitude: 61° 43' East

The ground speed is currently 395.14 meters/second, 1422.5 kilometres/hour, 883.9 miles/hour or 768.1 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° 14' 22.1"	14.73 mi	West	0° 00' 05.0"	0.10 mi	North	14.73 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 11.6"	883.37 mi	West	0° 04' 55.4"	5.65 mi	North	883.06 mi
24 hours	15° 22' 10.9"	944.75 mi	East	1° 03' 25.0"	72.78 mi	North	943.01 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
Fuerte Olimpo	Wed 12:57 pm	370 km	230 miles	200 nm	SSW
Barra do Garças	Wed 12:57 pm	487 km	303 miles	263 nm	ENE
Pedro Juan Caballero	Wed 12:57 pm	497 km	309 miles	268 nm	S
San Ignacio de Velasco	Wed 11:57 am	536 km	333 miles	290 nm	WNW
Santa Cruz	Wed 11:57 am	736 km	458 miles	398 nm	W
Asuncion	Wed 12:57 pm	811 km	504 miles	438 nm	S
Ciudad del Este	Wed 12:57 pm	840 km	522 miles	454 nm	S
Brasilia	Wed 12:57 pm	925 km	575 miles	499 nm	ENE
Sucre	Wed 11:57 am	959 km	596 miles	518 nm	W
São Paulo	Wed 12:57 pm	1169 km	726 miles	631 nm	ESE