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 24, 2013 at 16:52:00 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 24, 2013 at 16:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 03'	South
Longitude:	70° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.53 meters/second, 1578.7 km/hour, 981.0 miles/hour or 852.4 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' 59.9"	16.35 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	16.35 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.3"	980.73 mi	west	0° 00' 36.7"	0.70 mi	north	980.76 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 23.2"	3.69 mi	east	0° 14' 50.7"	17.02 mi	north	17.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 16:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 47'	North
Longitude:	79° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.42 meters/second, 1520.7 km/hour, 944.9 miles/hour or 821.1 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' 30.7"	15.75 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	south	15.75 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 44.10"	944.69 mi	west	0° 03' 29.2"	4.00 mi	south	944.87 mi
24 hours	11° 39' 08.6"	758.60 mi	east	1° 49' 12.8"	125.20 mi	south	772.99 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
Arica *	Thu 1:52 PM	63 km	39 miles	34 nm	N
Iquique *	Thu 1:52 PM	130 km	81 miles	70 nm	S
Arequipa	Thu 11:52 AM	322 km	200 miles	174 nm	NNW
La Paz	Thu 12:52 PM	358 km	223 miles	194 nm	NE
Sucre	Thu 12:52 PM	523 km	325 miles	282 nm	E
Salta	Thu 1:52 PM	808 km	502 miles	436 nm	SE
Tucumán	Thu 1:52 PM	1003 km	623 miles	542 nm	SSE
Lima	Thu 11:52 AM	1063 km	661 miles	574 nm	NW
Asuncion *	Thu 1:52 PM	1470 km	913 miles	794 nm	ESE
Córdoba	Thu 1:52 PM	1500 km	932 miles	810 nm	SSE