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 15:46:00 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 15:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 46'	South
Longitude:	53° 29'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.81 meters/second, 1590.5 km/hour, 988.3 miles/hour or 858.8 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' 53.8"	988.09 mi	west	0° 00' 40.8"	0.78 mi	north	988.13 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 23.5"	2.63 mi	east	0° 16' 28.8"	18.89 mi	north	19.07 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 49'	North
Longitude:	152° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.50 meters/second, 1614.6 km/hour, 1003.3 miles/hour or 871.8 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"	16.72 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	south	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 05.8"	1003.24 mi	west	0° 11' 16.9"	12.92 mi	south	1003.43 mi
24 hours	11° 12' 55.2"	774.12 mi	east	4° 35' 34.1"	315.59 mi	south	837.12 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
Barra do Garças	Tue 12:46 PM	245 km	152 miles	132 nm	NNE
Goiânia *	Tue 1:46 PM	459 km	286 miles	248 nm	ENE
Brasilia *	Tue 1:46 PM	635 km	395 miles	343 nm	ENE
Asuncion *	Tue 12:46 PM	937 km	582 miles	506 nm	SSW
São Paulo *	Tue 1:46 PM	960 km	596 miles	518 nm	SE
Rio de Janeiro *	Tue 1:46 PM	1219 km	758 miles	658 nm	ESE
Sucre	Tue 11:46 AM	1253 km	778 miles	676 nm	W
La Paz	Tue 11:46 AM	1565 km	972 miles	845 nm	W
Salvador	Tue 12:46 PM	1695 km	1053 miles	915 nm	ENE
Manaus	Tue 11:46 AM	1771 km	1100 miles	956 nm	NNW