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 19:58:00 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 19:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 31'	South
Longitude:	116° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.89 meters/second, 1583.6 km/hour, 984.0 miles/hour or 855.1 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' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.40 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.1"	983.80 mi	west	0° 00' 38.4"	0.74 mi	north	983.83 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 00.9"	3.30 mi	east	0° 15' 34.3"	17.85 mi	north	18.15 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, January 26, 2009 at 19:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 45'	South
Longitude:	111° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.96 meters/second, 1551.5 km/hour, 964.0 miles/hour or 837.7 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' 32.9"	16.07 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	north	16.07 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 57.3"	963.82 mi	west	0° 11' 14.0"	12.88 mi	north	964.38 mi
24 hours	10° 38' 12.6"	704.72 mi	east	4° 48' 29.7"	330.59 mi	north	785.65 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 *	Mon 2:58 PM	1206 km	750 miles	651 nm	SE
Adamstown	Mon 11:58 AM	1571 km	976 miles	848 nm	WSW
Papeete	Mon 9:58 AM	3487 km	2167 miles	1883 nm	W
Galapagos Islands	Mon 1:58 PM	3536 km	2197 miles	1909 nm	ENE
Lima	Mon 2:58 PM	4301 km	2672 miles	2322 nm	E
Rarotonga	Mon 9:58 AM	4518 km	2807 miles	2439 nm	WSW
Mexico City	Mon 1:58 PM	4611 km	2865 miles	2490 nm	NNE
Quito	Mon 2:58 PM	4629 km	2877 miles	2500 nm	ENE
Guatemala	Mon 1:58 PM	4648 km	2888 miles	2510 nm	NE
San Salvador	Mon 1:58 PM	4663 km	2898 miles	2518 nm	NE