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 Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 03:52:00 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 Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 03:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 11'	South
Longitude:	124° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.18 meters/second, 1577.5 km/hour, 980.2 miles/hour or 851.8 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' 59.9"	16.34 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.34 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.0"	979.95 mi	west	0° 00' 36.1"	0.69 mi	north	979.98 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 29.7"	3.81 mi	east	0° 14' 39.4"	16.80 mi	north	17.23 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 03:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 24'	North
Longitude:	91° 27'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.75 meters/second, 1514.7 km/hour, 941.2 miles/hour or 817.9 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' 30.6"	15.69 mi	west	0° 00' 02.1"	0.04 mi	south	15.69 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 41.2"	940.95 mi	west	0° 02' 14.8"	2.58 mi	south	941.07 mi
24 hours	11° 42' 02.6"	758.79 mi	east	1° 20' 12.0"	91.95 mi	south	767.52 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
Darwin	Thu 1:22 PM	989 km	615 miles	534 nm	NE
Kupang	Thu 11:52 AM	1005 km	625 miles	543 nm	N
Alice Springs	Thu 1:22 PM	1070 km	665 miles	578 nm	ESE
Dili	Thu 12:52 PM	1178 km	732 miles	636 nm	N
Eucla	Thu 12:37 PM	1446 km	899 miles	781 nm	SSE
Denpasar	Thu 11:52 AM	1550 km	963 miles	837 nm	NW
Makassar	Thu 11:52 AM	1657 km	1030 miles	895 nm	NNW
Perth	Thu 11:52 AM	1672 km	1039 miles	903 nm	SSW
Malang	Thu 10:52 AM	1792 km	1113 miles	968 nm	NW
Surabaya	Thu 10:52 AM	1849 km	1149 miles	998 nm	NW