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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 = Monday, April 13, 2026 at 06:00:26.

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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 Monday, April 13, 2026 at 06:00:26 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 9° 04' North, Longitude: 90° 02' East

The ground speed is currently 458.16 meters/second, 1649.4 kilometres/hour, 1024.9 miles/hour or 890.6 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° 15' 00.1"	17.08 mi	West	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	North	17.08 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.4"	1024.80 mi	West	0° 00' 54.4"	1.04 mi	North	1024.78 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 44.2"	4.26 mi	West	0° 21' 41.2"	24.84 mi	North	25.20 mi

Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point

On Monday, April 13, 2026 at 06:00:26 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 12° 51' South, Longitude: 39° 19' East

The ground speed is currently 438.38 meters/second, 1578.2 kilometres/hour, 980.6 miles/hour or 852.1 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' 32.2"	16.34 mi	West	0° 00' 14.0"	0.27 mi	North	16.34 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 12.6"	980.38 mi	West	0° 14' 03.3"	16.10 mi	North	980.97 mi
24 hours	11° 04' 42.3"	747.18 mi	East	5° 56' 15.2"	408.08 mi	North	857.89 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
Port Blair	Mon 11:30 am	395 km	245 miles	213 nm	NE
Banda Aceh	Mon 1:00 pm	700 km	435 miles	378 nm	ESE
Kalmunai	Mon 11:30 am	923 km	573 miles	498 nm	W
Phuket	Mon 1:00 pm	929 km	577 miles	502 nm	E
Yangon	Mon 12:30 pm	1084 km	674 miles	585 nm	NE
Medan	Mon 1:00 pm	1131 km	703 miles	611 nm	ESE
Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte	Mon 11:30 am	1141 km	709 miles	616 nm	WSW
Colombo	Mon 11:30 am	1147 km	713 miles	619 nm	W
Chennai	Mon 11:30 am	1155 km	718 miles	624 nm	WNW
Visakhapatnam	Mon 11:30 am	1206 km	749 miles	651 nm	NW