Day and Night World Map

The map below shows the current position of the Sun and the Moon. It shows which parts of the Earth are in daylight and which are in night.

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Friday, August 2, 2013 at 18:52:00 UTC.
• The Sun's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Sun will be at its zenith (directly overhead) in relation to an observer.
• The Moon's position is marked with this symbol: . At this location, the Moon will be at its zenith in relation to an observer. Note that the symbol is not showing the current phase of the Moon.
• Different shades of darkness are used to indicate night; these shades are in order from lightest to darkest:
  • Civil Twilight (lightest shade)
  • Nautical Twilight
  • Astronomical Twilight
  • Night, no twilight (darkest)
• Latitude circles
  • NPC – Northern Polar Circle, or Arctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' N. At locations north of the Arctic Circle, the Sun is visible all day and night during a period before and after the June solstice.
  • NT – Northern Tropic, or Tropic of Cancer, is at latitude 23°26' N and is the northernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during June solstice, around June 21).
  • ST – Southern Tropic, or Tropic of Capricorn, is at latitude 23°26' S and is the southernmost latitude at which the Sun can be directly overhead (this occurs during December solstice, around December 21).
  • SPC – Southern Polar Circle, or Antarctic Circle, is at latitude 66°34' S. South of this latitude, the Sun is visible all day and night during summer in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Map is generated based on images from NASA

Position of the Sun

On Friday, August 2, 2013 at 18:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 34'	North
Longitude:	101° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.36 meters/second, 1592.5 km/hour, 989.5 miles/hour or 859.9 knots.The table below shows the Sun position 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"	16.49 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.49 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.8"	989.34 mi	west	0° 00' 39.0"	0.75 mi	south	989.37 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 13.6"	1.35 mi	west	0° 15' 44.8"	18.05 mi	south	18.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, August 2, 2013 at 18:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 57'	North
Longitude:	149° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.12 meters/second, 1519.6 km/hour, 944.3 miles/hour or 820.5 knots.The table below shows the Moon position 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' 31.1"	15.74 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	15.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 03.7"	944.03 mi	west	0° 00' 55.3"	1.06 mi	south	944.08 mi
24 hours	11° 31' 52.7"	749.93 mi	east	0° 47' 08.5"	54.05 mi	south	753.70 mi

Locations with the Sun near zenith

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

Location	Local time	Distance			Direction
Acapulco *	Fri 1:52 PM	206 km	128 miles	111 nm	ESE
Morelia *	Fri 1:52 PM	243 km	151 miles	131 nm	NNE
Colima *	Fri 1:52 PM	282 km	175 miles	152 nm	NW
Mexico City *	Fri 1:52 PM	342 km	212 miles	185 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Fri 1:52 PM	384 km	238 miles	207 nm	NNW
Leon *	Fri 1:52 PM	398 km	248 miles	215 nm	N
Aguascalientes *	Fri 1:52 PM	478 km	297 miles	258 nm	N
Puerto Vallarta *	Fri 1:52 PM	500 km	311 miles	270 nm	NW
San Luis Potosi *	Fri 1:52 PM	513 km	319 miles	277 nm	N
Oaxaca *	Fri 1:52 PM	534 km	332 miles	288 nm	E