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 18, 2013 at 10:40:00 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 18, 2013 at 10:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 29'	South
Longitude:	23° 12'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 454.62 meters/second, 1636.6 km/hour, 1017.0 miles/hour or 883.7 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"	16.95 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	16.95 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.3"	1016.92 mi	west	0° 00' 53.2"	1.02 mi	north	1016.95 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 24.2"	1.59 mi	west	0° 21' 20.9"	24.46 mi	north	24.51 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, February 18, 2013 at 10:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 01'	North
Longitude:	115° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.99 meters/second, 1519.1 km/hour, 944.0 miles/hour or 820.3 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"	15.73 mi	west	0° 00' 02.5"	0.05 mi	north	15.73 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 03.6"	943.71 mi	west	0° 02' 29.4"	2.86 mi	north	943.59 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 59.4"	755.21 mi	east	0° 33' 55.4"	38.90 mi	north	754.85 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
Lubumbashi	Mon 12:40 PM	467 km	290 miles	252 nm	E
Mbuji-Mayi	Mon 11:40 AM	595 km	370 miles	321 nm	N
Lusaka	Mon 12:40 PM	691 km	430 miles	373 nm	SE
Rundu *	Mon 12:40 PM	801 km	498 miles	433 nm	SSW
Huambo	Mon 11:40 AM	825 km	513 miles	445 nm	W
Harare	Mon 12:40 PM	1098 km	682 miles	593 nm	SE
Bujumbura	Mon 12:40 PM	1126 km	699 miles	608 nm	NE
Luanda	Mon 11:40 AM	1131 km	703 miles	611 nm	WNW
Kinshasa	Mon 11:40 AM	1177 km	731 miles	635 nm	NW
Lilongwe	Mon 12:40 PM	1181 km	734 miles	638 nm	ESE