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 16:46:00 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 16:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 28'	South
Longitude:	68° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.86 meters/second, 1651.9 km/hour, 1026.4 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"	1026.44 mi	west	0° 00' 56.3"	1.07 mi	north	1026.46 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 40.5"	3.05 mi	west	0° 22' 34.4"	25.86 mi	north	26.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at 16:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 27'	North
Longitude:	119° 22'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.03 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' 31.1"	16.74 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	south	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 12.7"	1004.41 mi	west	0° 11' 41.1"	13.38 mi	south	1004.51 mi
24 hours	11° 38' 14.8"	805.00 mi	east	4° 40' 57.6"	321.76 mi	south	866.33 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
Rio Branco	Tue 12:46 PM	187 km	116 miles	101 nm	SSE
Eirunepé	Tue 12:46 PM	246 km	153 miles	133 nm	NW
Porto Velho	Tue 12:46 PM	515 km	320 miles	278 nm	E
La Paz	Tue 12:46 PM	890 km	553 miles	480 nm	S
Lima	Tue 11:46 AM	1008 km	626 miles	544 nm	WSW
Manaus	Tue 12:46 PM	1117 km	694 miles	603 nm	ENE
Sucre	Tue 12:46 PM	1222 km	759 miles	660 nm	SSE
Quito	Tue 11:46 AM	1429 km	888 miles	772 nm	NW
Guayaquil	Tue 11:46 AM	1433 km	890 miles	774 nm	WNW
Bogota	Tue 11:46 AM	1573 km	978 miles	849 nm	NNW