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 Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 21:46:00 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 Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 21:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 25'	South
Longitude:	143° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.65 meters/second, 1593.5 km/hour, 990.2 miles/hour or 860.4 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"	16.50 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.50 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.4"	989.99 mi	west	0° 00' 41.7"	0.80 mi	north	990.02 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 08.5"	2.36 mi	east	0° 16' 52.0"	19.33 mi	north	19.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, January 30, 2013 at 21:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 57'	South
Longitude:	76° 48'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.98 meters/second, 1616.3 km/hour, 1004.3 miles/hour or 872.8 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"	16.74 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	16.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 35.7"	1004.31 mi	west	0° 11' 36.7"	13.30 mi	south	1004.34 mi
24 hours	11° 30' 49.5"	796.02 mi	east	4° 35' 48.7"	315.88 mi	south	854.60 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	Wed 11:46 AM	652 km	405 miles	352 nm	W
Adamstown	Wed 1:46 PM	1621 km	1007 miles	875 nm	SE
Rarotonga	Wed 11:46 AM	1768 km	1098 miles	954 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Thu 11:46 AM	2623 km	1630 miles	1416 nm	NW
Alofi	Wed 10:46 AM	2804 km	1743 miles	1514 nm	W
Apia *	Thu 11:46 AM	3062 km	1902 miles	1653 nm	W
Fakaofo	Thu 10:46 AM	3136 km	1949 miles	1693 nm	WNW
Nukualofa	Thu 10:46 AM	3359 km	2087 miles	1814 nm	WSW
Easter Island *	Wed 4:46 PM	3661 km	2275 miles	1977 nm	ESE
Suva	Thu 9:46 AM	4038 km	2509 miles	2180 nm	W