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 21:40:00 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 21:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 45'	South
Longitude:	142° 09'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.28 meters/second, 1581.4 km/hour, 982.6 miles/hour or 853.9 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° 14' 59.9"	16.38 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.38 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.6"	982.43 mi	west	0° 00' 37.7"	0.72 mi	north	982.46 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 12.1"	3.50 mi	east	0° 15' 15.5"	17.49 mi	north	17.84 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 21:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 34'	South
Longitude:	146° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.90 meters/second, 1515.2 km/hour, 941.5 miles/hour or 818.2 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' 31.9"	15.69 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	15.69 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 54.5"	941.24 mi	west	0° 09' 21.5"	10.73 mi	north	941.78 mi
24 hours	11° 01' 00.4"	713.67 mi	east	4° 08' 32.9"	284.93 mi	north	776.78 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
Papeete	Sun 11:40 AM	796 km	495 miles	430 nm	W
Gambier Islands	Sun 12:40 PM	892 km	554 miles	482 nm	SE
Adamstown	Sun 1:40 PM	1427 km	887 miles	770 nm	ESE
Rarotonga	Sun 11:40 AM	1863 km	1158 miles	1006 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Mon 11:40 AM	2822 km	1754 miles	1524 nm	NW
Alofi	Sun 10:40 AM	2922 km	1816 miles	1578 nm	W
Apia	Sun 10:40 AM	3208 km	1993 miles	1732 nm	W
Fakaofo	Sun 10:40 AM	3302 km	2052 miles	1783 nm	WNW
Nukualofa	Mon 10:40 AM	3463 km	2152 miles	1870 nm	W
Easter Island *	Sun 4:40 PM	3480 km	2162 miles	1879 nm	ESE