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 Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 03:46:00 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 Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 03:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 54'	South
Longitude:	126° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.47 meters/second, 1589.3 km/hour, 987.5 miles/hour or 858.1 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"	16.46 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.46 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.4"	987.34 mi	west	0° 00' 40.3"	0.77 mi	north	987.37 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 29.5"	2.74 mi	east	0° 16' 19.2"	18.71 mi	north	18.91 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 03:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 02'	North
Longitude:	32° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.03 meters/second, 1609.3 km/hour, 1000.0 miles/hour or 869.0 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' 32.0"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	south	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 08.0"	999.95 mi	west	0° 10' 55.9"	12.52 mi	south	1000.19 mi
24 hours	11° 09' 57.0"	768.14 mi	east	4° 29' 59.5"	309.21 mi	south	830.26 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	Tue 1:16 PM	761 km	473 miles	411 nm	NE
Kupang	Tue 11:46 AM	912 km	567 miles	492 nm	NNW
Alice Springs	Tue 1:16 PM	1000 km	621 miles	540 nm	SE
Dili	Tue 12:46 PM	1035 km	643 miles	559 nm	N
Eucla	Tue 12:31 PM	1545 km	960 miles	834 nm	S
Denpasar	Tue 11:46 AM	1590 km	988 miles	859 nm	NW
Makassar	Tue 11:46 AM	1608 km	999 miles	868 nm	NNW
Malang	Tue 10:46 AM	1850 km	1149 miles	999 nm	NW
Perth	Tue 11:46 AM	1889 km	1174 miles	1020 nm	SSW
Surabaya	Tue 10:46 AM	1900 km	1180 miles	1026 nm	NW