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 Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 08:46:00 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 Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 08:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 51'	South
Longitude:	51° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.61 meters/second, 1589.8 km/hour, 987.9 miles/hour or 858.4 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"	16.47 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.47 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.6"	987.65 mi	west	0° 00' 40.5"	0.78 mi	north	987.69 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 27.0"	2.69 mi	east	0° 16' 23.2"	18.79 mi	north	18.98 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 08:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 07'	North
Longitude:	105° 30'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.73 meters/second, 1611.8 km/hour, 1001.5 miles/hour or 870.3 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"	16.69 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	south	16.69 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 07.6"	1001.50 mi	west	0° 11' 05.5"	12.70 mi	south	1001.72 mi
24 hours	11° 10' 54.9"	770.45 mi	east	4° 32' 40.8"	312.28 mi	south	833.11 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
Toamasina	Tue 11:46 AM	225 km	140 miles	122 nm	W
Antananarivo	Tue 11:46 AM	438 km	272 miles	237 nm	WSW
Antsirabe	Tue 11:46 AM	522 km	324 miles	282 nm	WSW
Saint-Denis	Tue 12:46 PM	533 km	331 miles	288 nm	SE
Port Louis	Tue 12:46 PM	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	ESE
Mamoutzou	Tue 11:46 AM	876 km	544 miles	473 nm	NW
Mutsamudu	Tue 11:46 AM	989 km	615 miles	534 nm	NW
Moroni	Tue 11:46 AM	1115 km	693 miles	602 nm	NW
Victoria	Tue 12:46 PM	1524 km	947 miles	823 nm	NNE
Dar es Salaam	Tue 11:46 AM	1802 km	1120 miles	973 nm	NW