Home   Sun, Moon & Space   Day and Night World Map

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.

UTC time = Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 07:10:20.

Jump to: -4 weeks | -1 day | -12 hours | -6 hours | -1 hour | -10 minutes | Now | +10 minutes | +1 hour | +6 hours | +12 hours | +1 day | +4 weeks

March equinox | June solstice | September equinox | December solstice

Sun symbol = The Sun's position directly overhead (zenith) in relation to an observer.

Moon symbol = 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

Find the Sun at Another Time in a Location

 / 
 / 
 : 
 : 

Start typing name of city

Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point

On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 07:10:20 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 18° 57' North, Longitude: 74° 03' East

The ground speed is currently 438.84 meters/second, 1579.8 kilometres/hour, 981.7 miles/hour or 853.0 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Sun compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 15' 00.0"26.33 kmWest0° 00' 00.6"0.02 kmSouth26.33 km
1 hour15° 00' 00.8"1579.36 kmWest0° 00' 34.8"1.07 kmSouth1579.41 km
24 hours0° 00' 25.0"0.73 kmWest0° 14' 04.1"25.96 kmSouth25.97 km

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Tuesday, 28 July 2026, 07:10:20 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 25° 08' South, Longitude: 120° 42' West

The ground speed is currently 406.22 meters/second, 1462.4 kilometres/hour, 908.7 miles/hour or 789.6 nautical miles/hour (knots). The table below shows position of the the Moon compared to the time and date above:

TimeLongitude DifferenceLatitude DifferenceTotal
LaterDegreesDistanceDirectionDegreesDistanceDirectionDistance
1 minute0° 14' 29.9"24.37 kmWest0° 00' 06.6"0.21 kmNorth24.37 km
1 hour14° 30' 04.2"1461.67 kmWest0° 06' 48.3"12.57 kmNorth1462.40 km
24 hours11° 44' 51.2"1184.31 kmEast3° 15' 07.1"360.16 kmNorth1252.22 km

Locations With the Sun Near Its Zenith

The following table shows 10 locations with Sun near zenith position in the sky.

LocationLocal TimeDistanceDirection
PuneTue 12:4053 km33 miles29 nmSouth-southwest SSW
AhmednagarTue 12:4073 km46 miles40 nmEast-northeast ENE
KarjatTue 12:4079 km49 miles42 nmWest W
BadlapurTue 12:4089 km55 miles48 nmWest-northwest WNW
PanvelTue 12:40100 km62 miles54 nmWest W
UlhasnagarTue 12:40100 km62 miles54 nmWest-northwest WNW
ShirdiTue 12:40100 km62 miles54 nmNorth-northeast NNE
BaramatiTue 12:40104 km65 miles56 nmSouth-southeast SSE
Navi MumbaiTue 12:40108 km67 miles58 nmWest W
ThaneTue 12:40118 km73 miles64 nmWest-northwest WNW

Astronomy News

Astronomy Calculators

More Information

Related Time Zone Tools