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, February 13, 2013 at 12:34:00 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 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 12:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 12'	South
Longitude:	5° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 451.67 meters/second, 1626.0 km/hour, 1010.4 miles/hour or 878.0 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"	16.84 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.84 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.0"	1010.28 mi	west	0° 00' 50.6"	0.97 mi	north	1010.31 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 30.9"	0.58 mi	west	0° 20' 23.9"	23.37 mi	north	23.38 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 12:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 36'	North
Longitude:	31° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.09 meters/second, 1609.5 km/hour, 1000.1 miles/hour or 869.1 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' 31.6"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 34.9"	1000.09 mi	west	0° 11' 05.4"	12.70 mi	north	1000.01 mi
24 hours	11° 18' 14.7"	778.25 mi	east	4° 13' 08.3"	289.95 mi	north	827.23 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	Wed 12:34 PM	307 km	190 miles	166 nm	S
São Tomé	Wed 12:34 PM	1995 km	1240 miles	1077 nm	NE
Abidjan	Wed 12:34 PM	2052 km	1275 miles	1108 nm	N
Luanda	Wed 1:34 PM	2073 km	1288 miles	1120 nm	ENE
Accra	Wed 12:34 PM	2146 km	1333 miles	1159 nm	NNE
Libreville	Wed 1:34 PM	2210 km	1373 miles	1193 nm	NE
Yamoussoukro	Wed 12:34 PM	2213 km	1375 miles	1195 nm	N
Monrovia	Wed 12:34 PM	2244 km	1395 miles	1212 nm	NNW
Lome	Wed 12:34 PM	2253 km	1400 miles	1216 nm	NNE
Porto Novo	Wed 1:34 PM	2351 km	1461 miles	1270 nm	NNE