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, January 26, 2009 at 00:06:00 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, January 26, 2009 at 00:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 44'	South
Longitude:	178° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.35 meters/second, 1581.7 km/hour, 982.8 miles/hour or 854.0 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° 14' 59.9"	16.38 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.38 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.8"	982.58 mi	west	0° 00' 37.8"	0.72 mi	north	982.61 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 10.9"	3.48 mi	east	0° 15' 17.7"	17.53 mi	north	17.88 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, January 26, 2009 at 00:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 11'	South
Longitude:	177° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.99 meters/second, 1519.2 km/hour, 944.0 miles/hour or 820.3 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' 32.0"	15.73 mi	west	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	north	15.73 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 01.7"	943.70 mi	west	0° 09' 34.9"	10.99 mi	north	944.24 mi
24 hours	349° 01' 42.4"	712.50 mi	west	4° 13' 23.1"	290.46 mi	north	777.70 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
Suva	Mon 12:06 PM	316 km	196 miles	171 nm	WNW
Nadi	Mon 12:06 PM	429 km	266 miles	231 nm	WNW
Lautoka	Mon 12:06 PM	431 km	268 miles	232 nm	WNW
Nukualofa	Mon 1:06 PM	447 km	278 miles	242 nm	SE
Mata-Utu	Mon 12:06 PM	657 km	408 miles	355 nm	NNE
Apia	Sun 1:06 PM	913 km	567 miles	493 nm	NE
Alofi	Sun 1:06 PM	921 km	572 miles	497 nm	E
Pago Pago	Sun 1:06 PM	982 km	610 miles	530 nm	ENE
Funafuti	Mon 12:06 PM	1153 km	717 miles	623 nm	NNW
Fakaofo	Sun 1:06 PM	1309 km	813 miles	707 nm	NE