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 Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 09:40:00 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 Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 09:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 53'	South
Longitude:	37° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.96 meters/second, 1580.2 km/hour, 981.9 miles/hour or 853.3 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° 14' 59.9"	16.37 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.37 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.4"	981.69 mi	west	0° 00' 37.2"	0.71 mi	north	981.72 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 18.2"	3.61 mi	east	0° 15' 05.4"	17.30 mi	north	17.67 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 09:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 19'	South
Longitude:	27° 29'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.63 meters/second, 1496.3 km/hour, 929.7 miles/hour or 807.9 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' 31.3"	15.50 mi	west	0° 00' 08.0"	0.16 mi	north	15.50 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 19.1"	929.42 mi	west	0° 08' 11.2"	9.39 mi	north	929.92 mi
24 hours	11° 14' 49.5"	719.94 mi	east	3° 43' 01.0"	255.72 mi	north	772.48 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
Beira	Sun 11:40 AM	331 km	205 miles	178 nm	WSW
Nampula	Sun 11:40 AM	444 km	276 miles	240 nm	NNE
Blantyre	Sun 11:40 AM	455 km	282 miles	245 nm	NW
Mutare	Sun 11:40 AM	543 km	338 miles	293 nm	W
Lilongwe	Sun 11:40 AM	693 km	430 miles	374 nm	NW
Harare	Sun 11:40 AM	725 km	450 miles	391 nm	W
Maputo	Sun 11:40 AM	951 km	591 miles	514 nm	SSW
Antsirabe	Sun 12:40 PM	974 km	605 miles	526 nm	E
Moroni	Sun 12:40 PM	993 km	617 miles	536 nm	NE
Antananarivo	Sun 12:40 PM	1022 km	635 miles	552 nm	E