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 Friday, February 1, 2013 at 18:50:00 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 Friday, February 1, 2013 at 18:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 53'	South
Longitude:	99° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.92 meters/second, 1598.1 km/hour, 993.0 miles/hour or 862.9 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"	16.55 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.55 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.2"	992.84 mi	west	0° 00' 43.1"	0.83 mi	north	992.88 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 46.0"	1.95 mi	east	0° 17' 25.9"	19.98 mi	north	20.08 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, February 1, 2013 at 18:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 23'	South
Longitude:	142° 46'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.95 meters/second, 1587.4 km/hour, 986.4 miles/hour or 857.1 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' 29.7"	16.44 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	south	16.44 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 37.8"	986.25 mi	west	0° 10' 28.1"	11.99 mi	south	986.04 mi
24 hours	12° 26' 10.6"	846.26 mi	east	3° 55' 14.6"	269.53 mi	south	882.46 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 *	Fri 1:50 PM	1526 km	948 miles	824 nm	SW
Galapagos Islands	Fri 12:50 PM	2067 km	1284 miles	1116 nm	NNE
Lima	Fri 1:50 PM	2464 km	1531 miles	1331 nm	E
Quito	Fri 1:50 PM	2938 km	1825 miles	1586 nm	NE
Adamstown	Fri 10:50 AM	3313 km	2059 miles	1789 nm	WSW
La Paz	Fri 2:50 PM	3328 km	2068 miles	1797 nm	E
Santiago *	Fri 3:50 PM	3406 km	2117 miles	1839 nm	SE
San Jose	Fri 12:50 PM	3410 km	2119 miles	1841 nm	NNE
Managua	Fri 12:50 PM	3520 km	2187 miles	1901 nm	NNE
San Salvador	Fri 12:50 PM	3563 km	2214 miles	1924 nm	NNE