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 1, 2013 at 09:46:00 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 1, 2013 at 09:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 58'	South
Longitude:	34° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.14 meters/second, 1537.7 km/hour, 955.5 miles/hour or 830.3 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' 59.7"	15.93 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.93 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 42.3"	955.13 mi	west	0° 00' 12.7"	0.24 mi	north	955.14 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 59.5"	7.43 mi	east	0° 05' 20.0"	6.12 mi	north	9.62 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at 09:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 03'	North
Longitude:	101° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.31 meters/second, 1603.1 km/hour, 996.1 miles/hour or 865.6 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"	16.60 mi	west	0° 00' 10.3"	0.20 mi	south	16.60 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 32.3"	996.07 mi	west	0° 10' 25.3"	11.94 mi	south	996.35 mi
24 hours	10° 59' 00.5"	752.33 mi	east	4° 20' 18.1"	298.13 mi	south	812.31 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 11:46 AM	355 km	220 miles	191 nm	NNE
Maputo	Tue 11:46 AM	367 km	228 miles	198 nm	SSW
Nelspruit	Tue 11:46 AM	423 km	263 miles	229 nm	SW
Mutare	Tue 11:46 AM	468 km	291 miles	253 nm	NNW
Big Bend	Tue 11:46 AM	478 km	297 miles	258 nm	SSW
Mbabane	Tue 11:46 AM	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	SW
Manzini	Tue 11:46 AM	480 km	298 miles	259 nm	SW
Harare	Tue 11:46 AM	654 km	406 miles	353 nm	NNW
Bulawayo	Tue 11:46 AM	654 km	406 miles	353 nm	WNW
Pretoria	Tue 11:46 AM	677 km	421 miles	366 nm	WSW