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 Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 13:20:00 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 Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 13:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 11'	South
Longitude:	16° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.78 meters/second, 1619.2 km/hour, 1006.1 miles/hour or 874.3 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° 15' 00.0"	16.77 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.77 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.6"	1006.03 mi	west	0° 00' 49.1"	0.94 mi	north	1006.06 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 02.9"	0.05 mi	east	0° 19' 44.4"	22.62 mi	north	22.62 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, February 10, 2013 at 13:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 23'	South
Longitude:	15° 12'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.94 meters/second, 1594.6 km/hour, 990.8 miles/hour or 861.0 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' 28.6"	16.51 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.51 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 37.10"	990.78 mi	west	0° 11' 31.3"	13.20 mi	north	991.11 mi
24 hours	12° 16' 40.4"	840.28 mi	east	4° 43' 49.5"	325.08 mi	north	904.83 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
Jamestown	Sun 1:20 PM	1199 km	745 miles	647 nm	E
Recife	Sun 10:20 AM	2094 km	1301 miles	1130 nm	WNW
Salvador	Sun 10:20 AM	2358 km	1465 miles	1273 nm	W
Monrovia	Sun 1:20 PM	2359 km	1466 miles	1274 nm	NNE
Freetown	Sun 1:20 PM	2536 km	1576 miles	1370 nm	N
Abidjan	Sun 1:20 PM	2573 km	1599 miles	1389 nm	NNE
Conakry	Sun 1:20 PM	2641 km	1641 miles	1426 nm	N
Yamoussoukro	Sun 1:20 PM	2644 km	1643 miles	1428 nm	NNE
Fortaleza	Sun 10:20 AM	2663 km	1655 miles	1438 nm	WNW
Accra	Sun 1:20 PM	2844 km	1767 miles	1536 nm	NE