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 12, 2013 at 04:20:00 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 12, 2013 at 04:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 37'	South
Longitude:	116° 48'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.28 meters/second, 1552.6 km/hour, 964.8 miles/hour or 838.3 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"	16.08 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.08 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 45.6"	964.45 mi	west	0° 00' 24.6"	0.47 mi	north	964.47 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 42.2"	6.12 mi	east	0° 10' 03.7"	11.54 mi	north	13.06 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, January 12, 2013 at 04:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 18'	South
Longitude:	121° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.95 meters/second, 1540.6 km/hour, 957.3 miles/hour or 831.9 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' 24.8"	15.96 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	north	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 55.0"	957.17 mi	west	0° 08' 31.3"	9.77 mi	north	957.56 mi
24 hours	13° 38' 51.1"	906.21 mi	east	3° 49' 41.9"	263.22 mi	north	951.47 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
Port Hedland	Sat 12:20 PM	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	NE
Perth	Sat 12:20 PM	1149 km	714 miles	620 nm	S
Denpasar	Sat 12:20 PM	1443 km	897 miles	779 nm	N
Malang	Sat 11:20 AM	1570 km	976 miles	848 nm	NNW
Eucla	Sat 1:05 PM	1638 km	1018 miles	885 nm	SE
Surabaya	Sat 11:20 AM	1647 km	1023 miles	889 nm	NNW
Dili	Sat 1:20 PM	1725 km	1072 miles	931 nm	NE
Alice Springs	Sat 1:50 PM	1769 km	1099 miles	955 nm	E
Darwin	Sat 1:50 PM	1805 km	1121 miles	974 nm	ENE
Makassar	Sat 12:20 PM	1845 km	1146 miles	996 nm	N