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 18:56:00 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 18:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 47'	South
Longitude:	101° 10'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.21 meters/second, 1581.2 km/hour, 982.5 miles/hour or 853.8 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"	16.38 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.38 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.7"	982.26 mi	west	0° 00' 37.5"	0.72 mi	north	982.29 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 13.5"	3.52 mi	east	0° 15' 13.3"	17.45 mi	north	17.80 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 18:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 59'	South
Longitude:	107° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.67 meters/second, 1510.8 km/hour, 938.8 miles/hour or 815.8 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' 31.6"	15.65 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	north	15.65 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 46.3"	938.49 mi	west	0° 09' 06.0"	10.44 mi	north	939.02 mi
24 hours	11° 04' 06.0"	715.03 mi	east	4° 02' 58.5"	278.55 mi	north	775.77 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
Easter Island *	Sun 1:56 PM	1243 km	772 miles	671 nm	SW
Galapagos Islands	Sun 12:56 PM	2347 km	1458 miles	1267 nm	NNE
Lima	Sun 1:56 PM	2691 km	1672 miles	1453 nm	ENE
Adamstown	Sun 10:56 AM	3063 km	1903 miles	1654 nm	WSW
Quito	Sun 1:56 PM	3216 km	1998 miles	1736 nm	NE
Santiago *	Sun 3:56 PM	3436 km	2135 miles	1855 nm	SE
La Paz	Sun 2:56 PM	3509 km	2180 miles	1895 nm	E
San Jose	Sun 12:56 PM	3689 km	2292 miles	1992 nm	NNE
Sucre	Sun 2:56 PM	3775 km	2346 miles	2038 nm	E
Managua	Sun 12:56 PM	3792 km	2356 miles	2048 nm	NNE