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 Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 15:56:00 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 Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 15:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 29'	South
Longitude:	55° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.48 meters/second, 1592.9 km/hour, 989.8 miles/hour or 860.1 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"	16.50 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.50 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.3"	989.62 mi	west	0° 00' 41.5"	0.80 mi	north	989.65 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 11.3"	2.41 mi	east	0° 16' 47.6"	19.25 mi	north	19.40 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 15:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 49'	South
Longitude:	161° 32'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.27 meters/second, 1617.4 km/hour, 1005.0 miles/hour or 873.3 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' 31.7"	16.75 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 44.5"	1004.95 mi	west	0° 11' 36.7"	13.30 mi	south	1005.02 mi
24 hours	11° 26' 07.0"	790.96 mi	east	4° 37' 21.9"	317.65 mi	south	851.15 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
Cuiabá *	Wed 12:56 PM	217 km	135 miles	117 nm	N
Barra do Garças	Wed 12:56 PM	430 km	267 miles	232 nm	ENE
Brasilia *	Wed 1:56 PM	880 km	547 miles	475 nm	E
Asuncion *	Wed 12:56 PM	881 km	547 miles	476 nm	S
Sucre	Wed 11:56 AM	1000 km	622 miles	540 nm	WSW
São Paulo *	Wed 1:56 PM	1181 km	734 miles	638 nm	SE
La Paz	Wed 11:56 AM	1302 km	809 miles	703 nm	W
Rio de Janeiro *	Wed 1:56 PM	1464 km	910 miles	790 nm	ESE
Manaus	Wed 11:56 AM	1651 km	1026 miles	891 nm	NNW
Córdoba	Wed 12:56 PM	1752 km	1089 miles	946 nm	SSW