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 21:42:00 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 21:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 60'	South
Longitude:	142° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.66 meters/second, 1579.2 km/hour, 981.3 miles/hour or 852.7 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"	16.36 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.36 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.3"	981.03 mi	west	0° 00' 36.9"	0.70 mi	north	981.06 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 20.8"	3.65 mi	east	0° 14' 54.8"	17.10 mi	north	17.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, January 24, 2013 at 21:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 30'	North
Longitude:	9° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.21 meters/second, 1523.6 km/hour, 946.7 miles/hour or 822.7 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"	15.78 mi	west	0° 00' 03.8"	0.07 mi	south	15.78 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 47.4"	946.48 mi	west	0° 03' 56.4"	4.52 mi	south	946.68 mi
24 hours	11° 37' 43.0"	758.44 mi	east	1° 59' 42.6"	137.23 mi	south	775.18 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
Papeete	Thu 11:42 AM	742 km	461 miles	401 nm	WNW
Gambier Islands	Thu 12:42 PM	928 km	577 miles	501 nm	ESE
Adamstown	Thu 1:42 PM	1465 km	910 miles	791 nm	ESE
Rarotonga	Thu 11:42 AM	1800 km	1119 miles	972 nm	W
Kiritimati	Fri 11:42 AM	2808 km	1745 miles	1516 nm	NW
Alofi	Thu 10:42 AM	2861 km	1778 miles	1545 nm	W
Apia *	Fri 11:42 AM	3151 km	1958 miles	1702 nm	W
Fakaofo	Fri 10:42 AM	3252 km	2020 miles	1756 nm	WNW
Nukualofa	Fri 10:42 AM	3400 km	2113 miles	1836 nm	W
Easter Island *	Thu 4:42 PM	3525 km	2190 miles	1903 nm	ESE