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 Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 14:46:00 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 Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 14:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 30'	South
Longitude:	38° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.82 meters/second, 1651.7 km/hour, 1026.3 miles/hour or 891.9 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"	17.11 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.11 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.5"	1026.36 mi	west	0° 00' 56.3"	1.07 mi	north	1026.38 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 39.9"	3.04 mi	west	0° 22' 33.8"	25.85 mi	north	26.02 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 14:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 50'	North
Longitude:	148° 25'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.02 meters/second, 1616.5 km/hour, 1004.4 miles/hour or 872.8 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' 31.3"	16.74 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	south	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 15.3"	1004.39 mi	west	0° 11' 39.8"	13.36 mi	south	1004.50 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 53.3"	803.38 mi	east	4° 41' 00.4"	321.82 mi	south	865.05 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
Juàzeiro do Norte	Tue 11:46 AM	168 km	105 miles	91 nm	NNW
Garanhuns	Tue 11:46 AM	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	E
Maceió	Tue 11:46 AM	337 km	210 miles	182 nm	ESE
Recife	Tue 11:46 AM	409 km	254 miles	221 nm	E
Natal	Tue 11:46 AM	476 km	296 miles	257 nm	NE
Salvador	Tue 11:46 AM	494 km	307 miles	267 nm	S
Fortaleza	Tue 11:46 AM	526 km	327 miles	284 nm	N
Fernando de Noronha	Tue 12:46 PM	850 km	528 miles	459 nm	NE
Brasilia	Tue 11:46 AM	1295 km	804 miles	699 nm	SW
Belém	Tue 11:46 AM	1348 km	837 miles	728 nm	NW