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 Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 12:36:00 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 Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 12:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 01'	South
Longitude:	6° 30'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.90 meters/second, 1569.3 km/hour, 975.1 miles/hour or 847.3 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"	16.25 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.25 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 49.1"	974.83 mi	west	0° 00' 32.9"	0.63 mi	north	974.86 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 12.9"	4.57 mi	east	0° 13' 21.0"	15.31 mi	north	15.98 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 20, 2013 at 12:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 35'	North
Longitude:	95° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.49 meters/second, 1542.6 km/hour, 958.5 miles/hour or 832.9 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' 31.8"	15.98 mi	west	0° 00' 05.7"	0.11 mi	north	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 50.7"	958.31 mi	west	0° 05' 48.0"	6.65 mi	north	958.07 mi
24 hours	11° 21' 20.8"	748.98 mi	east	1° 56' 05.1"	133.08 mi	north	756.63 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	Sun 12:36 PM	460 km	286 miles	248 nm	N
Luanda	Sun 1:36 PM	2457 km	1527 miles	1327 nm	ENE
Windhoek *	Sun 2:36 PM	2463 km	1530 miles	1330 nm	E
São Tomé	Sun 12:36 PM	2674 km	1662 miles	1444 nm	NE
Abidjan	Sun 12:36 PM	2815 km	1749 miles	1520 nm	N
Libreville	Sun 1:36 PM	2850 km	1771 miles	1539 nm	NE
Cape Town	Sun 2:36 PM	2902 km	1803 miles	1567 nm	SE
Accra	Sun 12:36 PM	2910 km	1808 miles	1571 nm	NNE
Kinshasa	Sun 1:36 PM	2933 km	1823 miles	1584 nm	ENE
Brazzaville	Sun 1:36 PM	2935 km	1824 miles	1585 nm	ENE