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.

March Equinox 2013

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 11:01:00 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 20, 2013 at 11:01:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 00'	North
Longitude:	16° 20'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.93 meters/second, 1670.1 km/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	17.30 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1037.85 mi	west	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	north	1037.85 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 27.9"	5.15 mi	west	0° 23' 41.8"	27.14 mi	north	27.62 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at 11:01:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 15'	North
Longitude:	114° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.01 meters/second, 1526.4 km/hour, 948.5 miles/hour or 824.2 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"	15.81 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	south	15.81 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 09.8"	948.26 mi	west	0° 03' 29.7"	4.01 mi	south	948.44 mi
24 hours	11° 29' 06.3"	750.17 mi	east	1° 48' 12.8"	124.05 mi	south	764.28 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
Impfondo	Wed 12:01 PM	262 km	163 miles	142 nm	NE
Franceville	Wed 12:01 PM	355 km	221 miles	192 nm	WSW
Berbérati	Wed 12:01 PM	475 km	295 miles	256 nm	N
Brazzaville	Wed 12:01 PM	486 km	302 miles	262 nm	SSW
Kinshasa	Wed 12:01 PM	491 km	305 miles	265 nm	SSW
Bimbo	Wed 12:01 PM	524 km	325 miles	283 nm	NNE
Bangui	Wed 12:01 PM	542 km	337 miles	293 nm	NNE
Ebebiyín	Wed 12:01 PM	605 km	376 miles	327 nm	WNW
Dolisie	Wed 12:01 PM	618 km	384 miles	334 nm	SW
Yaoundé	Wed 12:01 PM	684 km	425 miles	369 nm	NW