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 Monday, February 4, 2013 at 20:34:00 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 Monday, February 4, 2013 at 20:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 59'	South
Longitude:	125° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.00 meters/second, 1605.6 km/hour, 997.7 miles/hour or 866.9 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"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.8"	997.52 mi	west	0° 00' 45.3"	0.87 mi	north	997.55 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 09.4"	1.28 mi	east	0° 18' 18.2"	20.98 mi	north	21.02 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, February 4, 2013 at 20:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 48'	South
Longitude:	157° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.53 meters/second, 1510.3 km/hour, 938.5 miles/hour or 815.5 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' 24.7"	15.64 mi	west	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	south	15.64 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 48.6"	938.21 mi	west	0° 03' 45.8"	4.32 mi	south	938.03 mi
24 hours	14° 16' 23.3"	929.08 mi	east	0° 53' 12.4"	61.01 mi	south	928.46 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
Adamstown	Mon 12:34 PM	1124 km	698 miles	607 nm	SSW
Easter Island *	Mon 3:34 PM	2056 km	1278 miles	1110 nm	SE
Papeete	Mon 10:34 AM	2593 km	1611 miles	1400 nm	W
Rarotonga	Mon 10:34 AM	3679 km	2286 miles	1986 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Tue 10:34 AM	4040 km	2510 miles	2181 nm	WNW
Galapagos Islands	Mon 2:34 PM	4257 km	2645 miles	2298 nm	ENE
Alofi	Mon 9:34 AM	4739 km	2945 miles	2559 nm	W
Mexico City	Mon 2:34 PM	4851 km	3014 miles	2619 nm	NE
Apia *	Tue 10:34 AM	4997 km	3105 miles	2698 nm	W
Guatemala	Mon 2:34 PM	5104 km	3172 miles	2756 nm	NE