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 03:52:00 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 03:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 41'	South
Longitude:	124° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.45 meters/second, 1582.0 km/hour, 983.0 miles/hour or 854.2 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"	982.81 mi	west	0° 00' 38.0"	0.73 mi	north	982.84 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 09.0"	3.44 mi	east	0° 15' 20.9"	17.59 mi	north	17.93 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, January 26, 2009 at 03:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 35'	South
Longitude:	123° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.70 meters/second, 1525.3 km/hour, 947.8 miles/hour or 823.6 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' 32.2"	15.80 mi	west	0° 00' 09.8"	0.19 mi	north	15.80 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 12.7"	947.53 mi	west	0° 09' 55.2"	11.37 mi	north	948.08 mi
24 hours	10° 54' 10.8"	710.77 mi	east	4° 20' 38.8"	298.76 mi	north	779.14 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
Darwin	Mon 1:22 PM	941 km	585 miles	508 nm	NE
Kupang	Mon 11:52 AM	954 km	593 miles	515 nm	N
Alice Springs	Mon 1:22 PM	1087 km	675 miles	587 nm	ESE
Dili	Mon 12:52 PM	1124 km	698 miles	607 nm	N
Eucla *	Mon 1:37 PM	1494 km	929 miles	807 nm	SSE
Denpasar	Mon 11:52 AM	1520 km	945 miles	821 nm	NW
Makassar	Mon 11:52 AM	1612 km	1001 miles	870 nm	NNW
Perth *	Mon 12:52 PM	1725 km	1072 miles	931 nm	SSW
Malang	Mon 10:52 AM	1766 km	1097 miles	954 nm	NW
Surabaya	Mon 10:52 AM	1822 km	1132 miles	984 nm	NW