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 10:46:00 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 10:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 49'	South
Longitude:	21° 31'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.67 meters/second, 1590.0 km/hour, 988.0 miles/hour or 858.5 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' 53.7"	987.78 mi	west	0° 00' 40.6"	0.78 mi	north	987.81 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 25.9"	2.67 mi	east	0° 16' 24.9"	18.82 mi	north	19.00 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 10:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 45'	North
Longitude:	134° 35'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.97 meters/second, 1612.7 km/hour, 1002.1 miles/hour or 870.8 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"	16.70 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	south	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 07.4"	1002.05 mi	west	0° 11' 09.0"	12.77 mi	south	1002.27 mi
24 hours	11° 11' 24.5"	771.44 mi	east	4° 33' 36.5"	313.35 mi	south	834.25 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
Rundu *	Tue 12:46 PM	185 km	115 miles	100 nm	W
Windhoek *	Tue 12:46 PM	699 km	434 miles	377 nm	SW
Francistown	Tue 12:46 PM	731 km	454 miles	395 nm	ESE
Lusaka	Tue 12:46 PM	770 km	478 miles	416 nm	ENE
Huambo	Tue 11:46 AM	834 km	518 miles	450 nm	NW
Molepolole	Tue 12:46 PM	839 km	521 miles	453 nm	SSE
Gaborone	Tue 12:46 PM	884 km	549 miles	477 nm	SSE
Kitwe	Tue 12:46 PM	909 km	565 miles	491 nm	NE
Lubango	Tue 11:46 AM	915 km	568 miles	494 nm	WNW
Walvis Bay *	Tue 12:46 PM	926 km	575 miles	500 nm	SW