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 Monday, January 26, 2009 at 16:02:00 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 16:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 34'	South
Longitude:	57° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.79 meters/second, 1583.2 km/hour, 983.8 miles/hour or 854.9 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"	16.40 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.40 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.1"	983.56 mi	west	0° 00' 38.3"	0.73 mi	north	983.59 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 02.9"	3.33 mi	east	0° 15' 31.0"	17.79 mi	north	18.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, January 26, 2009 at 16:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 28'	South
Longitude:	53° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.21 meters/second, 1545.2 km/hour, 960.1 miles/hour or 834.3 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' 32.8"	16.00 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	north	16.00 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 46.8"	959.90 mi	west	0° 10' 55.8"	12.53 mi	north	960.46 mi
24 hours	10° 41' 49.5"	705.97 mi	east	4° 42' 10.4"	323.37 mi	north	784.01 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
Santa Cruz	Mon 12:02 PM	595 km	370 miles	321 nm	W
Barra do Garças *	Mon 1:02 PM	641 km	398 miles	346 nm	ENE
Asuncion *	Mon 1:02 PM	744 km	462 miles	402 nm	S
Sucre	Mon 12:02 PM	808 km	502 miles	436 nm	W
Brasilia *	Mon 2:02 PM	1079 km	671 miles	583 nm	ENE
La Paz	Mon 12:02 PM	1140 km	708 miles	615 nm	W
São Paulo *	Mon 2:02 PM	1268 km	788 miles	685 nm	ESE
Córdoba *	Mon 2:02 PM	1569 km	975 miles	847 nm	SSW
Rio de Janeiro *	Mon 2:02 PM	1579 km	981 miles	852 nm	ESE
Rosario *	Mon 2:02 PM	1623 km	1008 miles	876 nm	S