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 19, 2013 at 12:26:00 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 Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 12:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 14'	South
Longitude:	4° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.30 meters/second, 1567.1 km/hour, 973.7 miles/hour or 846.2 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"	16.23 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.23 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 48.6"	973.47 mi	west	0° 00' 32.0"	0.61 mi	north	973.49 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 24.5"	4.77 mi	east	0° 12' 58.6"	14.88 mi	north	15.63 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 19, 2013 at 12:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 51'	North
Longitude:	86° 46'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.65 meters/second, 1564.8 km/hour, 972.3 miles/hour or 844.9 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' 32.2"	16.21 mi	west	0° 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	north	16.21 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 16.8"	972.14 mi	west	0° 07' 38.5"	8.76 mi	north	971.89 mi
24 hours	11° 09' 57.0"	746.70 mi	east	2° 42' 49.5"	186.62 mi	north	764.85 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 12:26 PM	507 km	315 miles	274 nm	NNW
Windhoek *	Sat 2:26 PM	2209 km	1373 miles	1193 nm	E
Luanda	Sat 1:26 PM	2248 km	1397 miles	1214 nm	ENE
São Tomé	Sat 12:26 PM	2562 km	1592 miles	1383 nm	NNE
Cape Town	Sat 2:26 PM	2688 km	1670 miles	1451 nm	SE
Libreville	Sat 1:26 PM	2717 km	1688 miles	1467 nm	NE
Kinshasa	Sat 1:26 PM	2740 km	1703 miles	1480 nm	NE
Brazzaville	Sat 1:26 PM	2742 km	1704 miles	1481 nm	NE
Abidjan	Sat 12:26 PM	2826 km	1756 miles	1526 nm	N
Accra	Sat 12:26 PM	2882 km	1791 miles	1556 nm	N