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 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 09:42:00 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 Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 09:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 22'	South
Longitude:	37° 25'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.27 meters/second, 1585.0 km/hour, 984.9 miles/hour or 855.8 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"	16.42 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.42 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.5"	984.65 mi	west	0° 00' 39.0"	0.75 mi	north	984.68 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 53.8"	3.17 mi	east	0° 15' 45.7"	18.07 mi	north	18.34 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at 09:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 04'	South
Longitude:	49° 03'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.79 meters/second, 1572.4 km/hour, 977.1 miles/hour or 849.1 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' 33.4"	16.28 mi	west	0° 00' 12.1"	0.23 mi	north	16.29 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 30.2"	976.91 mi	west	0° 12' 11.0"	13.96 mi	north	977.44 mi
24 hours	10° 27' 23.4"	701.71 mi	east	5° 08' 06.2"	352.99 mi	north	791.65 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
Beira	Tue 11:42 AM	317 km	197 miles	171 nm	WSW
Blantyre	Tue 11:42 AM	385 km	239 miles	208 nm	NW
Nampula	Tue 11:42 AM	410 km	255 miles	221 nm	NNE
Mutare	Tue 11:42 AM	507 km	315 miles	274 nm	W
Lilongwe	Tue 11:42 AM	623 km	387 miles	336 nm	NW
Harare	Tue 11:42 AM	678 km	421 miles	366 nm	W
Moroni	Tue 12:42 PM	975 km	606 miles	527 nm	NE
Maputo	Tue 11:42 AM	978 km	608 miles	528 nm	SSW
Mutsamudu	Tue 12:42 PM	1016 km	631 miles	549 nm	NE
Antsirabe	Tue 12:42 PM	1024 km	636 miles	553 nm	E