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 Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:20:00 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 Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 06'	South
Longitude:	27° 58'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.98 meters/second, 1587.5 km/hour, 986.5 miles/hour or 857.2 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' 59.9"	16.44 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.44 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.2"	986.25 mi	west	0° 00' 39.8"	0.76 mi	north	986.28 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 38.3"	2.89 mi	east	0° 16' 05.4"	18.44 mi	north	18.67 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, January 28, 2013 at 10:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 06'	North
Longitude:	139° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.83 meters/second, 1597.8 km/hour, 992.8 miles/hour or 862.7 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' 32.0"	16.55 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.19 mi	south	16.55 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 02.9"	992.76 mi	west	0° 10' 12.9"	11.70 mi	south	993.06 mi
24 hours	11° 09' 21.8"	762.04 mi	east	4° 16' 41.6"	294.01 mi	south	820.36 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
Bulawayo	Mon 12:20 PM	237 km	148 miles	128 nm	SSE
Lusaka	Mon 12:20 PM	307 km	191 miles	166 nm	N
Harare	Mon 12:20 PM	328 km	204 miles	177 nm	E
Francistown	Mon 12:20 PM	344 km	214 miles	186 nm	S
Mutare	Mon 12:20 PM	505 km	314 miles	273 nm	ESE
Lubumbashi	Mon 12:20 PM	714 km	443 miles	385 nm	N
Molepolole	Mon 12:20 PM	744 km	462 miles	402 nm	SSW
Beira	Mon 12:20 PM	749 km	465 miles	404 nm	ESE
Gaborone	Mon 12:20 PM	757 km	470 miles	409 nm	SSW
Lilongwe	Mon 12:20 PM	770 km	478 miles	416 nm	NE