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 Friday, January 11, 2013 at 18:44:00 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 Friday, January 11, 2013 at 18:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 41'	South
Longitude:	99° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.09 meters/second, 1551.9 km/hour, 964.3 miles/hour or 838.0 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"	16.07 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.07 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 45.3"	964.01 mi	west	0° 00' 24.1"	0.46 mi	north	964.03 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 46.0"	6.18 mi	east	0° 09' 53.6"	11.35 mi	north	12.92 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, January 11, 2013 at 18:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 34'	South
Longitude:	100° 33'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.72 meters/second, 1529.0 km/hour, 950.1 miles/hour or 825.6 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' 24.1"	15.84 mi	west	0° 00' 07.4"	0.14 mi	north	15.84 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 10.3"	949.91 mi	west	0° 07' 27.5"	8.55 mi	north	950.28 mi
24 hours	13° 57' 59.6"	921.15 mi	east	3° 28' 17.6"	238.72 mi	north	959.54 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 *	Fri 1:44 PM	1185 km	736 miles	640 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Fri 12:44 PM	2526 km	1570 miles	1364 nm	NNE
Lima	Fri 1:44 PM	2591 km	1610 miles	1399 nm	ENE
Santiago *	Fri 3:44 PM	3094 km	1923 miles	1671 nm	ESE
Adamstown	Fri 10:44 AM	3170 km	1970 miles	1712 nm	WSW
Quito	Fri 1:44 PM	3272 km	2033 miles	1767 nm	NE
La Paz	Fri 2:44 PM	3318 km	2062 miles	1792 nm	E
Sucre	Fri 2:44 PM	3553 km	2208 miles	1919 nm	E
Córdoba	Fri 3:44 PM	3640 km	2262 miles	1965 nm	ESE
San Jose	Fri 12:44 PM	3870 km	2405 miles	2090 nm	NNE