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 20:52:00 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 20:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 00'	South
Longitude:	130° 13'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.64 meters/second, 1579.1 km/hour, 981.2 miles/hour or 852.6 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"	16.35 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.35 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.3"	980.98 mi	west	0° 00' 36.8"	0.70 mi	north	981.01 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 21.3"	3.66 mi	east	0° 14' 54.1"	17.09 mi	north	17.47 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 20:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 33'	North
Longitude:	21° 50'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.07 meters/second, 1523.0 km/hour, 946.4 miles/hour or 822.4 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' 30.7"	15.77 mi	west	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	south	15.77 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 46.9"	946.16 mi	west	0° 03' 51.7"	4.43 mi	south	946.35 mi
24 hours	11° 37' 58.5"	758.47 mi	east	1° 57' 54.8"	135.17 mi	south	774.80 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
Gambier Islands	Thu 11:52 AM	671 km	417 miles	363 nm	SW
Adamstown	Thu 12:52 PM	672 km	417 miles	363 nm	S
Papeete	Thu 10:52 AM	2051 km	1275 miles	1108 nm	W
Easter Island *	Thu 3:52 PM	2316 km	1439 miles	1250 nm	ESE
Rarotonga	Thu 10:52 AM	3096 km	1924 miles	1672 nm	W
Kiritimati	Fri 10:52 AM	3759 km	2336 miles	2030 nm	NW
Alofi	Thu 9:52 AM	4170 km	2591 miles	2252 nm	W
Apia *	Fri 10:52 AM	4465 km	2774 miles	2411 nm	W
Nukualofa	Fri 9:52 AM	4696 km	2918 miles	2536 nm	W
Honolulu	Thu 10:52 AM	5381 km	3344 miles	2906 nm	NW