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 18, 2013 at 18:26:00 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 18, 2013 at 18:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 23'	South
Longitude:	94° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.85 meters/second, 1565.5 km/hour, 972.7 miles/hour or 845.3 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"	16.21 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.21 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 48.4"	972.47 mi	west	0° 00' 31.2"	0.60 mi	north	972.50 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 33.2"	4.92 mi	east	0° 12' 41.4"	14.55 mi	north	15.36 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, January 18, 2013 at 18:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 22'	North
Longitude:	11° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.32 meters/second, 1581.5 km/hour, 982.7 miles/hour or 854.0 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' 32.4"	16.38 mi	west	0° 00' 08.8"	0.17 mi	north	16.38 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 28.5"	982.62 mi	west	0° 08' 50.9"	10.14 mi	north	982.39 mi
24 hours	11° 03' 25.7"	747.22 mi	east	3° 14' 00.8"	222.32 mi	north	774.78 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 1:26 PM	1716 km	1066 miles	927 nm	WSW
Lima	Fri 1:26 PM	2045 km	1271 miles	1104 nm	ENE
Galapagos Islands	Fri 12:26 PM	2212 km	1374 miles	1194 nm	NNE
Guayaquil	Fri 1:26 PM	2536 km	1576 miles	1369 nm	NE
Santiago *	Fri 3:26 PM	2732 km	1698 miles	1475 nm	SE
La Paz	Fri 2:26 PM	2777 km	1725 miles	1499 nm	E
Quito	Fri 1:26 PM	2805 km	1743 miles	1515 nm	NE
Sucre	Fri 2:26 PM	3026 km	1880 miles	1634 nm	E
Córdoba	Fri 3:26 PM	3228 km	2006 miles	1743 nm	ESE
San Jose	Fri 12:26 PM	3530 km	2193 miles	1906 nm	NNE