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 Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 00:26:00 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 Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 00:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 37'	South
Longitude:	174° 33'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.26 meters/second, 1541.7 km/hour, 958.0 miles/hour or 832.5 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' 59.6"	15.97 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.01 mi	north	15.97 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 43.2"	957.64 mi	west	0° 00' 16.9"	0.32 mi	north	957.66 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 39.1"	7.08 mi	east	0° 06' 58.0"	7.99 mi	north	10.68 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 00:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 17'	South
Longitude:	79° 03'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.83 meters/second, 1597.8 km/hour, 992.8 miles/hour or 862.7 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' 30.0"	16.55 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	south	16.55 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 06.5"	992.72 mi	west	0° 11' 08.2"	12.76 mi	south	992.57 mi
24 hours	12° 17' 00.2"	840.88 mi	east	4° 15' 54.7"	293.17 mi	south	885.48 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
Nadi *	Sat 1:26 PM	611 km	380 miles	330 nm	NNE
Lautoka *	Sat 1:26 PM	632 km	393 miles	341 nm	NNE
Suva *	Sat 1:26 PM	640 km	398 miles	346 nm	NE
Noumea	Sat 11:26 AM	834 km	518 miles	450 nm	W
Port Vila	Sat 11:26 AM	846 km	525 miles	457 nm	NW
Kingston	Sat 11:56 AM	971 km	603 miles	524 nm	SW
Nukualofa	Sat 1:26 PM	1072 km	666 miles	579 nm	E
Auckland *	Sat 1:26 PM	1578 km	981 miles	852 nm	S
Funafuti	Sat 12:26 PM	1638 km	1018 miles	884 nm	NNE
Alofi	Fri 1:26 PM	1664 km	1034 miles	898 nm	E