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.
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UTC time = Monday, 27 July 2026, 08:27:49.
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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).
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Position of the Sun: Subsolar Point
On Monday, 27 July 2026, 08:27:49 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 19° 10' North, Longitude: 54° 41' East
The ground speed is currently 438.27 meters/second, 1577.8 kilometres/hour, 980.4 miles/hour or 851.9 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' 00.0" | 26.30 km | West | 0° 00' 00.6" | 0.02 km | South | 26.30 km |
| 1 hour | 15° 00' 00.5" | 1577.28 km | West | 0° 00' 34.0" | 1.05 km | South | 1577.33 km |
| 24 hours | 0° 00' 16.3" | 0.48 km | West | 0° 13' 46.4" | 25.41 km | South | 25.42 km |
Position of the Moon: Sublunar Point
On Monday, 27 July 2026, 08:27:49 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 27° 09' South, Longitude: 151° 34' West
The ground speed is currently 398.91 meters/second, 1436.1 kilometres/hour, 892.3 miles/hour or 775.4 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' 29.1" | 23.93 km | West | 0° 00' 03.8" | 0.12 km | North | 23.93 km |
| 1 hour | 14° 29' 13.9" | 1435.29 km | West | 0° 03' 55.6" | 7.26 km | North | 1435.73 km |
| 24 hours | 12° 08' 59.4" | 1203.92 km | East | 2° 09' 45.5" | 239.60 km | North | 1238.60 km |
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salalah | Mon 12:27 | 247 km | 154 miles | 133 nm |  SSW |
| Nizwa | Mon 12:27 | 511 km | 317 miles | 276 nm |  NE |
| Al Ain | Mon 12:27 | 568 km | 353 miles | 307 nm |  N |
| Abu Dhabi | Mon 12:27 | 588 km | 365 miles | 318 nm | N |
| Seeb | Mon 12:27 | 617 km | 383 miles | 333 nm | NE |
| Muscat | Mon 12:27 | 633 km | 393 miles | 342 nm | NE |
| Dubai | Mon 12:27 | 678 km | 421 miles | 366 nm | N |
| Sharjah | Mon 12:27 | 691 km | 429 miles | 373 nm | N |
| Doha | Mon 11:27 | 751 km | 467 miles | 406 nm |  NNW |
| Al Mukalla | Mon 11:27 | 784 km | 487 miles | 423 nm |  SW |
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