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 17, 2013 at 20:20:00 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 17, 2013 at 20:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 42'	South
Longitude:	121° 47'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 454.28 meters/second, 1635.4 km/hour, 1016.2 miles/hour or 883.1 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' 00.1"	16.94 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	16.94 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.9"	1016.15 mi	west	0° 00' 52.9"	1.01 mi	north	1016.17 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 18.0"	1.47 mi	west	0° 21' 14.5"	24.34 mi	north	24.38 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, February 17, 2013 at 20:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 15'	North
Longitude:	36° 01'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.07 meters/second, 1526.6 km/hour, 948.6 miles/hour or 824.3 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' 31.1"	15.81 mi	west	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	north	15.81 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 13.6"	948.39 mi	west	0° 03' 48.1"	4.36 mi	north	948.21 mi
24 hours	11° 33' 43.1"	755.24 mi	east	1° 06' 00.2"	75.67 mi	north	756.46 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	Sun 12:20 PM	1719 km	1068 miles	928 nm	SSW
Easter Island *	Sun 3:20 PM	2144 km	1332 miles	1158 nm	SE
Papeete	Sun 10:20 AM	3058 km	1900 miles	1651 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Sun 2:20 PM	3751 km	2331 miles	2025 nm	ENE
Rarotonga	Sun 10:20 AM	4180 km	2597 miles	2257 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Mon 10:20 AM	4209 km	2615 miles	2273 nm	WNW
Mexico City	Sun 2:20 PM	4245 km	2638 miles	2292 nm	NE
Guatemala	Sun 2:20 PM	4511 km	2803 miles	2436 nm	NE
San Salvador	Sun 2:20 PM	4564 km	2836 miles	2465 nm	NE
Managua	Sun 2:20 PM	4730 km	2939 miles	2554 nm	ENE