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, March 11, 2013 at 19:50:00 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, March 11, 2013 at 19:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 24'	South
Longitude:	115° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.10 meters/second, 1667.2 km/hour, 1035.9 miles/hour or 900.2 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"	17.27 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.27 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.9"	1035.99 mi	west	0° 00' 59.0"	1.13 mi	north	1036.00 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 00.3"	4.61 mi	west	0° 23' 37.4"	27.06 mi	north	27.45 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, March 11, 2013 at 19:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 30'	North
Longitude:	116° 60'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.88 meters/second, 1616.0 km/hour, 1004.1 miles/hour or 872.6 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' 30.8"	16.73 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	north	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 57.6"	1004.11 mi	west	0° 11' 42.5"	13.41 mi	north	1004.19 mi
24 hours	11° 31' 23.5"	797.09 mi	east	4° 35' 07.6"	315.09 mi	north	856.06 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
Easter Island *	Mon 2:50 PM	2696 km	1675 miles	1456 nm	SSE
Galapagos Islands	Mon 1:50 PM	2873 km	1785 miles	1551 nm	E
Adamstown	Mon 11:50 AM	2873 km	1785 miles	1551 nm	SSW
Mexico City	Mon 1:50 PM	3084 km	1916 miles	1665 nm	NE
Guatemala	Mon 1:50 PM	3382 km	2102 miles	1826 nm	NE
San Salvador	Mon 1:50 PM	3449 km	2143 miles	1862 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Mon 12:50 PM	3623 km	2251 miles	1956 nm	N
Managua	Mon 1:50 PM	3645 km	2265 miles	1968 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Mon 1:50 PM	3653 km	2270 miles	1973 nm	ENE
Belmopan	Mon 1:50 PM	3704 km	2302 miles	2000 nm	NE