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 Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 12:34:00 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 Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 12:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 44'	South
Longitude:	6° 25'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.39 meters/second, 1668.2 km/hour, 1036.6 miles/hour or 900.8 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"	17.28 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.1"	1036.64 mi	west	0° 00' 59.1"	1.13 mi	north	1036.65 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 07.3"	4.75 mi	west	0° 23' 40.5"	27.12 mi	north	27.53 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at 12:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 06'	North
Longitude:	11° 29'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.73 meters/second, 1601.0 km/hour, 994.8 miles/hour or 864.5 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"	16.58 mi	west	0° 00' 10.3"	0.20 mi	north	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 30.8"	994.78 mi	west	0° 10' 22.7"	11.89 mi	north	994.64 mi
24 hours	11° 23' 26.6"	780.13 mi	east	3° 53' 45.4"	267.78 mi	north	820.67 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
Abidjan	Wed 12:34 PM	930 km	578 miles	502 nm	NNE
Yamoussoukro	Wed 12:34 PM	1065 km	662 miles	575 nm	N
Monrovia	Wed 12:34 PM	1114 km	692 miles	601 nm	NNW
Accra	Wed 12:34 PM	1148 km	713 miles	620 nm	NE
Lome	Wed 12:34 PM	1298 km	806 miles	701 nm	NE
Porto Novo	Wed 1:34 PM	1446 km	898 miles	781 nm	NE
Freetown	Wed 12:34 PM	1454 km	903 miles	785 nm	NNW
Jamestown	Wed 12:34 PM	1460 km	907 miles	789 nm	S
Lagos	Wed 1:34 PM	1487 km	924 miles	803 nm	NE
São Tomé	Wed 12:34 PM	1503 km	934 miles	811 nm	ENE