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 Monday, January 14, 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 Monday, January 14, 2013 at 05:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 16'	South
Longitude:	101° 59'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.32 meters/second, 1556.3 km/hour, 967.1 miles/hour or 840.4 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"	16.12 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 46.4"	966.77 mi	west	0° 00' 26.8"	0.51 mi	north	966.80 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 22.3"	5.77 mi	east	0° 10' 54.1"	12.50 mi	north	13.77 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, January 14, 2013 at 05:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 49'	South
Longitude:	133° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.74 meters/second, 1597.5 km/hour, 992.6 miles/hour or 862.6 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' 28.8"	16.54 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	north	16.54 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 58.7"	992.59 mi	west	0° 11' 42.0"	13.40 mi	north	992.91 mi
24 hours	12° 05' 23.9"	828.59 mi	east	4° 45' 36.5"	327.11 mi	north	894.31 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	Mon 12:20 PM	1699 km	1056 miles	917 nm	NNE
Jakarta	Mon 12:20 PM	1753 km	1089 miles	946 nm	NNE
Perth	Mon 1:20 PM	1816 km	1129 miles	981 nm	SE
Malang	Mon 12:20 PM	1870 km	1162 miles	1010 nm	NE
Bengkulu	Mon 12:20 PM	1934 km	1202 miles	1044 nm	N
Surabaya	Mon 12:20 PM	1934 km	1202 miles	1044 nm	NE
Denpasar	Mon 1:20 PM	1991 km	1237 miles	1075 nm	NE
Pontianak	Mon 12:20 PM	2482 km	1542 miles	1340 nm	NNE
Singapore	Mon 1:20 PM	2503 km	1555 miles	1352 nm	N
Makassar	Mon 1:20 PM	2593 km	1611 miles	1400 nm	NE