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 21, 2013 at 00:36:00 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 21, 2013 at 00:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 54'	South
Longitude:	173° 32'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.21 meters/second, 1570.4 km/hour, 975.8 miles/hour or 847.9 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"	16.26 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.26 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 49.5"	975.52 mi	west	0° 00' 33.3"	0.64 mi	north	975.55 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 07.1"	4.47 mi	east	0° 13' 32.2"	15.52 mi	north	16.15 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, January 21, 2013 at 00:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 39'	North
Longitude:	78° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.78 meters/second, 1532.8 km/hour, 952.4 miles/hour or 827.6 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' 31.5"	15.87 mi	west	0° 00' 04.7"	0.09 mi	north	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 36.0"	952.21 mi	west	0° 04' 48.2"	5.51 mi	north	952.00 mi
24 hours	11° 27' 10.8"	750.81 mi	east	1° 31' 03.3"	104.40 mi	north	754.63 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
Nadi	Mon 12:36 PM	470 km	292 miles	254 nm	ENE
Lautoka	Mon 12:36 PM	485 km	302 miles	262 nm	ENE
Suva	Mon 12:36 PM	551 km	342 miles	297 nm	ENE
Port Vila	Mon 11:36 AM	600 km	373 miles	324 nm	WNW
Noumea	Mon 11:36 AM	781 km	485 miles	422 nm	WSW
Nukualofa	Mon 1:36 PM	1183 km	735 miles	639 nm	E
Funafuti	Mon 12:36 PM	1401 km	870 miles	756 nm	NNE
Apia *	Mon 2:36 PM	1703 km	1058 miles	919 nm	ENE
Alofi	Sun 1:36 PM	1739 km	1081 miles	939 nm	E
Honiara	Mon 11:36 AM	1864 km	1158 miles	1007 nm	NW