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 18:40:00 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 18:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 10'	South
Longitude:	96° 54'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.24 meters/second, 1595.6 km/hour, 991.5 miles/hour or 861.6 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"	16.53 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.53 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.7"	991.31 mi	west	0° 00' 42.4"	0.81 mi	north	991.34 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 58.0"	2.17 mi	east	0° 17' 08.0"	19.64 mi	north	19.76 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 18:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 57'	South
Longitude:	133° 18'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.46 meters/second, 1607.2 km/hour, 998.7 miles/hour or 867.8 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' 30.8"	16.64 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	south	16.65 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 51.9"	998.63 mi	west	0° 11' 20.5"	12.99 mi	south	998.54 mi
24 hours	11° 52' 32.9"	817.10 mi	east	4° 23' 29.3"	301.81 mi	south	867.25 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
Easter Island *	Thu 1:40 PM	1686 km	1048 miles	910 nm	SW
Galapagos Islands	Thu 12:40 PM	1970 km	1224 miles	1064 nm	NNE
Lima	Thu 1:40 PM	2212 km	1375 miles	1195 nm	ENE
Guayaquil	Thu 1:40 PM	2489 km	1547 miles	1344 nm	NE
Quito	Thu 1:40 PM	2753 km	1711 miles	1486 nm	NE
La Paz	Thu 2:40 PM	3064 km	1904 miles	1655 nm	E
Santiago *	Thu 3:40 PM	3181 km	1977 miles	1718 nm	SE
San Jose	Thu 12:40 PM	3313 km	2059 miles	1789 nm	NNE
Sucre	Thu 2:40 PM	3351 km	2082 miles	1809 nm	E
Managua	Thu 12:40 PM	3448 km	2142 miles	1862 nm	NNE