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 13, 2013 at 05:20:00 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 Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 05:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 27'	South
Longitude:	101° 54'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.80 meters/second, 1554.5 km/hour, 965.9 miles/hour or 839.4 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' 59.8"	16.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 46.0"	965.61 mi	west	0° 00' 25.7"	0.49 mi	north	965.64 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 32.1"	5.94 mi	east	0° 10' 29.6"	12.03 mi	north	13.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 05:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 18'	South
Longitude:	120° 20'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.67 meters/second, 1572.0 km/hour, 976.8 miles/hour or 848.8 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' 26.9"	16.28 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.28 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 02.0"	976.74 mi	west	0° 10' 36.9"	12.16 mi	north	977.14 mi
24 hours	12° 48' 17.8"	865.53 mi	east	4° 28' 57.9"	308.12 mi	north	924.82 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
Bandung	Sun 12:20 PM	1720 km	1069 miles	929 nm	NNE
Jakarta	Sun 12:20 PM	1774 km	1102 miles	958 nm	NNE
Perth	Sun 1:20 PM	1810 km	1125 miles	977 nm	SE
Malang	Sun 12:20 PM	1891 km	1175 miles	1021 nm	NE
Bengkulu	Sun 12:20 PM	1953 km	1214 miles	1055 nm	N
Surabaya	Sun 12:20 PM	1955 km	1215 miles	1056 nm	NE
Denpasar	Sun 1:20 PM	2011 km	1250 miles	1086 nm	NE
Pontianak	Sun 12:20 PM	2504 km	1556 miles	1352 nm	NNE
Singapore	Sun 1:20 PM	2523 km	1568 miles	1362 nm	N
Makassar	Sun 1:20 PM	2613 km	1624 miles	1411 nm	NE