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 Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 14:08:00 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 Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 14:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 46'	South
Longitude:	31° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.78 meters/second, 1540.0 km/hour, 956.9 miles/hour or 831.5 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' 59.6"	15.95 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.95 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 42.9"	956.57 mi	west	0° 00' 15.3"	0.29 mi	north	956.58 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 47.8"	7.23 mi	east	0° 06' 19.5"	7.25 mi	north	10.24 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, January 3, 2013 at 14:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 43'	South
Longitude:	142° 59'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.16 meters/second, 1617.0 km/hour, 1004.7 miles/hour or 873.1 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' 31.8"	16.75 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	south	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 49.7"	1004.71 mi	west	0° 11' 37.7"	13.32 mi	south	1004.74 mi
24 hours	11° 27' 38.9"	792.45 mi	east	4° 37' 40.5"	318.02 mi	south	852.20 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
Rio de Janeiro *	Thu 12:08 PM	1238 km	769 miles	669 nm	W
Salvador	Thu 11:08 AM	1336 km	830 miles	721 nm	NW
São Paulo *	Thu 12:08 PM	1591 km	988 miles	859 nm	W
Recife	Thu 11:08 AM	1672 km	1039 miles	903 nm	NNW
Brasilia *	Thu 12:08 PM	1922 km	1194 miles	1038 nm	WNW
Fortaleza	Thu 11:08 AM	2253 km	1400 miles	1216 nm	NNW
Asuncion *	Thu 11:08 AM	2708 km	1683 miles	1462 nm	WSW
Jamestown	Thu 2:08 PM	2770 km	1721 miles	1495 nm	ENE
Montevideo *	Thu 12:08 PM	2779 km	1727 miles	1501 nm	SW
Buenos Aires	Thu 11:08 AM	2957 km	1837 miles	1597 nm	WSW