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 05:30:00 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 05:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 27'	South
Longitude:	99° 24'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.81 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' 59.7"	16.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 45.9"	965.62 mi	west	0° 00' 25.7"	0.49 mi	north	965.65 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 32.2"	5.94 mi	east	0° 10' 29.8"	12.04 mi	north	13.43 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 05:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 16'	South
Longitude:	117° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.73 meters/second, 1572.2 km/hour, 976.9 miles/hour or 848.9 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' 27.0"	16.28 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.28 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 02.9"	976.86 mi	west	0° 10' 37.5"	12.17 mi	north	977.26 mi
24 hours	12° 47' 58.3"	865.26 mi	east	4° 29' 08.8"	308.33 mi	north	924.62 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 12:30 PM	1834 km	1139 miles	990 nm	NNE
Jakarta	Sun 12:30 PM	1872 km	1163 miles	1011 nm	NNE
Bengkulu	Sun 12:30 PM	1977 km	1229 miles	1068 nm	N
Perth	Sun 1:30 PM	2006 km	1246 miles	1083 nm	SE
Surabaya	Sun 12:30 PM	2127 km	1321 miles	1148 nm	NE
Denpasar	Sun 1:30 PM	2210 km	1373 miles	1193 nm	NE
Singapore	Sun 1:30 PM	2560 km	1591 miles	1383 nm	NNE
Pontianak	Sun 12:30 PM	2604 km	1618 miles	1406 nm	NNE
Kuala Lumpur	Sun 1:30 PM	2730 km	1696 miles	1474 nm	N
Makassar	Sun 1:30 PM	2814 km	1749 miles	1520 nm	NE