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

Annular Eclipse in progress – white lines on map

• The map shows the Jan 26, 2009 Annular Solar Eclipse in progress.
• The white lines on the map shows areas where a partial eclipse is visible.
• At the moment, the Annular phase of the eclipse is not visible to anyone on earth.

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Monday, January 26, 2009 at 10:40:00 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 Monday, January 26, 2009 at 10:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 37'	South
Longitude:	22° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.64 meters/second, 1582.7 km/hour, 983.4 miles/hour or 854.6 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"	16.39 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.39 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.9"	983.23 mi	west	0° 00' 38.1"	0.73 mi	north	983.26 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 05.6"	3.38 mi	east	0° 15' 26.6"	17.70 mi	north	18.02 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, January 26, 2009 at 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 25'	South
Longitude:	24° 12'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.79 meters/second, 1536.4 km/hour, 954.7 miles/hour or 829.6 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' 32.4"	15.91 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 32.0"	954.46 mi	west	0° 10' 29.9"	12.04 mi	north	955.02 mi
24 hours	10° 47' 04.6"	707.92 mi	east	4° 33' 02.6"	312.94 mi	north	781.82 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
Rundu *	Mon 12:40 PM	338 km	210 miles	183 nm	WNW
Francistown	Mon 12:40 PM	562 km	349 miles	303 nm	ESE
Bulawayo	Mon 12:40 PM	623 km	387 miles	336 nm	ESE
Lusaka	Mon 12:40 PM	677 km	420 miles	365 nm	ENE
Molepolole	Mon 12:40 PM	696 km	433 miles	376 nm	SSE
Gaborone	Mon 12:40 PM	738 km	459 miles	399 nm	SSE
Windhoek *	Mon 12:40 PM	744 km	462 miles	402 nm	SW
Harare	Mon 12:40 PM	869 km	540 miles	469 nm	E
Rustenburg	Mon 12:40 PM	901 km	560 miles	486 nm	SSE
Lubumbashi	Mon 12:40 PM	915 km	569 miles	494 nm	NNE