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 18:34:00 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 18:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 07'	South
Longitude:	95° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 451.83 meters/second, 1626.6 km/hour, 1010.7 miles/hour or 878.3 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"	16.85 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.85 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.2"	1010.63 mi	west	0° 00' 50.9"	0.97 mi	north	1010.66 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 33.7"	0.63 mi	west	0° 20' 27.1"	23.43 mi	north	23.44 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 18:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 42'	North
Longitude:	55° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.22 meters/second, 1606.4 km/hour, 998.2 miles/hour or 867.4 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"	16.64 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	north	16.64 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 40.9"	998.14 mi	west	0° 10' 49.7"	12.40 mi	north	998.03 mi
24 hours	11° 16' 48.8"	775.01 mi	east	4° 05' 41.2"	281.43 mi	north	820.86 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
Galapagos Islands	Wed 12:34 PM	1486 km	924 miles	803 nm	NNE
Lima	Wed 1:34 PM	1980 km	1230 miles	1069 nm	E
Guayaquil	Wed 1:34 PM	2074 km	1289 miles	1120 nm	NE
Easter Island *	Wed 1:34 PM	2134 km	1326 miles	1152 nm	SW
Quito	Wed 1:34 PM	2331 km	1449 miles	1259 nm	NE
San Jose	Wed 12:34 PM	2831 km	1759 miles	1528 nm	NNE
La Paz	Wed 2:34 PM	2939 km	1826 miles	1587 nm	E
Managua	Wed 12:34 PM	2964 km	1842 miles	1600 nm	NNE
Panama	Wed 1:34 PM	2998 km	1863 miles	1619 nm	NE
San Salvador	Wed 12:34 PM	3039 km	1888 miles	1641 nm	NNE