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 Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 12:20:00 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 Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 12:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 34'	South
Longitude:	3° 10'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.45 meters/second, 1553.2 km/hour, 965.1 miles/hour or 838.7 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"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 45.7"	964.81 mi	west	0° 00' 25.0"	0.48 mi	north	964.84 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 39.1"	6.06 mi	east	0° 10' 12.1"	11.70 mi	north	13.18 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 12:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 07'	South
Longitude:	5° 46'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.76 meters/second, 1550.7 km/hour, 963.6 miles/hour or 837.3 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' 25.4"	16.06 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	16.06 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 34.7"	963.47 mi	west	0° 09' 18.0"	10.66 mi	north	963.88 mi
24 hours	13° 22' 30.2"	893.29 mi	east	4° 04' 50.7"	280.55 mi	north	943.74 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
Jamestown	Sat 12:20 PM	679 km	422 miles	367 nm	NNW
Windhoek *	Sat 2:20 PM	2094 km	1301 miles	1131 nm	E
Luanda	Sat 1:20 PM	2253 km	1400 miles	1216 nm	NE
Cape Town	Sat 2:20 PM	2523 km	1568 miles	1362 nm	SE
São Tomé	Sat 12:20 PM	2651 km	1647 miles	1432 nm	NNE
Kinshasa	Sat 1:20 PM	2761 km	1716 miles	1491 nm	NE
Brazzaville	Sat 1:20 PM	2764 km	1717 miles	1492 nm	NE
Libreville	Sat 1:20 PM	2790 km	1734 miles	1506 nm	NNE
Abidjan	Sat 12:20 PM	2975 km	1849 miles	1606 nm	N
Gaborone	Sat 2:20 PM	2993 km	1860 miles	1616 nm	ESE