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 17, 2013 at 12:44:00 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 Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 12:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 39'	South
Longitude:	8° 44'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.14 meters/second, 1562.9 km/hour, 971.1 miles/hour or 843.9 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"	16.19 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.19 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 47.7"	970.85 mi	west	0° 00' 30.0"	0.57 mi	north	970.88 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 47.1"	5.16 mi	east	0° 12' 12.9"	14.01 mi	north	14.93 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 12:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 32'	North
Longitude:	60° 22'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.79 meters/second, 1604.8 km/hour, 997.2 miles/hour or 866.5 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' 32.3"	16.62 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 25.3"	997.16 mi	west	0° 10' 29.9"	12.03 mi	north	997.03 mi
24 hours	11° 00' 07.7"	754.53 mi	east	3° 57' 40.9"	272.27 mi	north	798.34 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	Thu 12:44 PM	612 km	380 miles	330 nm	NNE
Windhoek *	Thu 2:44 PM	2680 km	1665 miles	1447 nm	E
Luanda	Thu 1:44 PM	2696 km	1675 miles	1456 nm	ENE
São Tomé	Thu 12:44 PM	2867 km	1782 miles	1548 nm	NE
Abidjan	Thu 12:44 PM	2918 km	1813 miles	1575 nm	N
Monrovia	Thu 12:44 PM	2991 km	1858 miles	1615 nm	N
Accra	Thu 12:44 PM	3043 km	1891 miles	1643 nm	NNE
Cape Town	Thu 2:44 PM	3050 km	1895 miles	1647 nm	SE
Libreville	Thu 1:44 PM	3056 km	1899 miles	1650 nm	NE
Yamoussoukro	Thu 12:44 PM	3061 km	1902 miles	1653 nm	N