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 25, 2013 at 20:26:00 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 25, 2013 at 20:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 47'	South
Longitude:	123° 32'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.47 meters/second, 1650.5 km/hour, 1025.6 miles/hour or 891.2 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"	17.09 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.09 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.1"	1025.57 mi	west	0° 00' 56.0"	1.07 mi	north	1025.60 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 33.5"	2.92 mi	west	0° 22' 28.1"	25.74 mi	north	25.90 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, February 25, 2013 at 20:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 21'	North
Longitude:	54° 41'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.92 meters/second, 1612.5 km/hour, 1002.0 miles/hour or 870.7 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' 31.5"	16.70 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	south	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 32.7"	1001.94 mi	west	0° 11' 16.8"	12.92 mi	south	1002.15 mi
24 hours	11° 27' 03.5"	789.86 mi	east	4° 36' 50.6"	317.05 mi	south	852.56 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	Mon 12:26 PM	1931 km	1200 miles	1043 nm	SSW
Easter Island *	Mon 3:26 PM	2517 km	1564 miles	1359 nm	SE
Papeete	Mon 10:26 AM	2979 km	1851 miles	1608 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Mon 2:26 PM	3861 km	2399 miles	2085 nm	ENE
Kiritimati	Tue 10:26 AM	3930 km	2442 miles	2122 nm	WNW
Mexico City	Mon 2:26 PM	4111 km	2555 miles	2220 nm	NE
Rarotonga	Mon 10:26 AM	4120 km	2560 miles	2225 nm	WSW
Guatemala	Mon 2:26 PM	4469 km	2777 miles	2413 nm	NE
San Salvador	Mon 2:26 PM	4537 km	2819 miles	2450 nm	ENE
Managua	Mon 2:26 PM	4730 km	2939 miles	2554 nm	ENE