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 6, 2013 at 20:34:00 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 6, 2013 at 20:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 24'	South
Longitude:	127° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.94 meters/second, 1544.2 km/hour, 959.5 miles/hour or 833.8 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' 59.7"	15.99 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	north	15.99 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 43.7"	959.17 mi	west	0° 00' 18.9"	0.36 mi	north	959.19 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 26.6"	6.87 mi	east	0° 07' 46.8"	8.92 mi	north	11.27 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 6, 2013 at 20:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 41'	South
Longitude:	160° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.14 meters/second, 1548.5 km/hour, 962.2 miles/hour or 836.1 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' 26.6"	16.04 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	south	16.04 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 36.6"	961.98 mi	west	0° 08' 31.1"	9.76 mi	south	961.69 mi
24 hours	13° 45' 14.3"	916.07 mi	east	2° 56' 57.5"	202.83 mi	south	931.38 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
Adamstown	Sun 12:34 PM	415 km	258 miles	224 nm	SW
Gambier Islands	Sun 11:34 AM	795 km	494 miles	429 nm	W
Easter Island *	Sun 3:34 PM	1884 km	1170 miles	1017 nm	ESE
Papeete	Sun 10:34 AM	2394 km	1488 miles	1293 nm	W
Rarotonga	Sun 10:34 AM	3359 km	2087 miles	1814 nm	W
Kiritimati	Mon 10:34 AM	4228 km	2627 miles	2283 nm	NW
Alofi	Sun 9:34 AM	4445 km	2762 miles	2400 nm	W
Apia *	Mon 10:34 AM	4788 km	2975 miles	2586 nm	W
Nukualofa	Mon 9:34 AM	4940 km	3070 miles	2667 nm	W
Lima	Sun 3:34 PM	5437 km	3378 miles	2936 nm	E