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 Monday, February 4, 2013 at 00:34:00 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 Monday, February 4, 2013 at 00:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 14'	South
Longitude:	174° 42'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.43 meters/second, 1603.6 km/hour, 996.4 miles/hour or 865.9 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"	16.61 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	north	16.61 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.5"	996.25 mi	west	0° 00' 44.7"	0.86 mi	north	996.29 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 19.3"	1.46 mi	east	0° 18' 04.4"	20.71 mi	north	20.77 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, February 4, 2013 at 00:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 07'	South
Longitude:	85° 31'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.37 meters/second, 1527.7 km/hour, 949.3 miles/hour or 824.9 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' 25.9"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 06.1"	0.12 mi	south	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 00.7"	949.04 mi	west	0° 06' 10.2"	7.07 mi	south	948.79 mi
24 hours	13° 52' 43.4"	912.58 mi	east	1° 55' 28.8"	132.39 mi	south	917.00 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
Lautoka	Mon 12:34 PM	331 km	206 miles	179 nm	ESE
Nadi	Mon 12:34 PM	338 km	210 miles	183 nm	ESE
Suva	Mon 12:34 PM	449 km	279 miles	243 nm	ESE
Port Vila	Mon 11:34 AM	699 km	434 miles	378 nm	WSW
Funafuti	Mon 12:34 PM	985 km	612 miles	532 nm	NNE
Noumea	Mon 11:34 AM	1094 km	680 miles	591 nm	SW
Nukualofa	Mon 1:34 PM	1196 km	743 miles	646 nm	ESE
Apia *	Mon 2:34 PM	1479 km	919 miles	799 nm	E
Alofi	Sun 1:34 PM	1662 km	1033 miles	897 nm	ESE
Fakaofo	Mon 1:34 PM	1705 km	1059 miles	921 nm	ENE