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 Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 14:08:00 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 Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 14:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 14'	South
Longitude:	28° 54'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.11 meters/second, 1595.2 km/hour, 991.2 miles/hour or 861.3 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"	16.52 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.52 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.6"	991.02 mi	west	0° 00' 42.2"	0.81 mi	north	991.06 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 00.2"	2.21 mi	east	0° 17' 04.5"	19.57 mi	north	19.70 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 14:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 06'	South
Longitude:	160° 54'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.20 meters/second, 1609.9 km/hour, 1000.4 miles/hour or 869.3 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' 31.1"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	south	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 03.0"	1000.30 mi	west	0° 11' 26.2"	13.10 mi	south	1000.23 mi
24 hours	11° 47' 12.6"	812.15 mi	east	4° 27' 05.1"	305.92 mi	south	864.46 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
Salvador	Thu 11:08 AM	1132 km	703 miles	611 nm	WNW
Recife	Thu 11:08 AM	1200 km	746 miles	648 nm	NNW
Rio de Janeiro *	Thu 12:08 PM	1621 km	1008 miles	876 nm	WSW
Fortaleza	Thu 11:08 AM	1827 km	1135 miles	987 nm	NW
São Paulo *	Thu 12:08 PM	1977 km	1228 miles	1067 nm	WSW
Brasilia *	Thu 12:08 PM	2031 km	1262 miles	1097 nm	W
Jamestown	Thu 2:08 PM	2478 km	1539 miles	1338 nm	E
Belém	Thu 11:08 AM	2764 km	1717 miles	1492 nm	NW
Asuncion *	Thu 11:08 AM	3105 km	1929 miles	1677 nm	WSW
Monrovia	Thu 2:08 PM	3278 km	2037 miles	1770 nm	NE