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 17:20:00 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 17:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 32'	South
Longitude:	78° 09'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.55 meters/second, 1553.6 km/hour, 965.4 miles/hour or 838.9 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' 59.8"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 45.7"	965.05 mi	west	0° 00' 25.2"	0.48 mi	north	965.07 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 37.1"	6.03 mi	east	0° 10' 17.1"	11.80 mi	north	13.25 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 17:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 19'	South
Longitude:	66° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.53 meters/second, 1557.1 km/hour, 967.5 miles/hour or 840.8 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' 25.9"	16.13 mi	west	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	north	16.13 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 00.3"	967.44 mi	west	0° 09' 44.1"	11.16 mi	north	967.85 mi
24 hours	13° 12' 17.3"	885.11 mi	east	4° 13' 04.1"	289.95 mi	north	938.49 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
Lima	Sat 12:20 PM	1055 km	655 miles	570 nm	N
La Paz	Sat 1:20 PM	1192 km	741 miles	644 nm	ENE
Sucre	Sat 1:20 PM	1374 km	854 miles	742 nm	E
Santiago *	Sat 2:20 PM	1511 km	939 miles	816 nm	SSE
Córdoba	Sat 2:20 PM	1771 km	1100 miles	956 nm	SE
Asuncion *	Sat 2:20 PM	2135 km	1327 miles	1153 nm	ESE
Guayaquil	Sat 12:20 PM	2145 km	1333 miles	1158 nm	N
Quito	Sat 12:20 PM	2356 km	1464 miles	1272 nm	N
Buenos Aires	Sat 2:20 PM	2417 km	1502 miles	1305 nm	SE
Galapagos Islands	Sat 11:20 AM	2598 km	1615 miles	1403 nm	NNW