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 Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 10:10:00 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 Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 10:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 21'	South
Longitude:	30° 25'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.31 meters/second, 1585.1 km/hour, 985.0 miles/hour or 855.9 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° 14' 59.9"	16.42 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.42 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.6"	984.74 mi	west	0° 00' 39.0"	0.75 mi	north	984.77 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 50.5"	3.11 mi	east	0° 15' 45.7"	18.07 mi	north	18.34 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 10:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 57'	North
Longitude:	148° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.94 meters/second, 1576.6 km/hour, 979.6 miles/hour or 851.3 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' 31.6"	16.33 mi	west	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	south	16.33 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 44.2"	979.54 mi	west	0° 08' 50.9"	10.14 mi	south	979.88 mi
24 hours	11° 14' 22.6"	757.81 mi	east	3° 48' 47.3"	262.11 mi	south	806.78 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
Harare	Sun 12:10 PM	89 km	55 miles	48 nm	NE
Mutare	Sun 12:10 PM	246 km	153 miles	133 nm	ESE
Bulawayo	Sun 12:10 PM	277 km	172 miles	150 nm	SW
Lusaka	Sun 12:10 PM	408 km	253 miles	220 nm	NW
Francistown	Sun 12:10 PM	436 km	271 miles	235 nm	SW
Beira	Sun 12:10 PM	493 km	306 miles	266 nm	ESE
Blantyre	Sun 12:10 PM	565 km	351 miles	305 nm	ENE
Lilongwe	Sun 12:10 PM	602 km	374 miles	325 nm	NE
Lubumbashi	Sun 12:10 PM	805 km	500 miles	435 nm	NNW
Gaborone	Sun 12:10 PM	839 km	521 miles	453 nm	SSW