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 03:34:00 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 03:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 12'	South
Longitude:	129° 42'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.52 meters/second, 1603.9 km/hour, 996.6 miles/hour or 866.0 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"	996.44 mi	west	0° 00' 44.9"	0.86 mi	north	996.48 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 17.8"	1.44 mi	east	0° 18' 06.5"	20.75 mi	north	20.80 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, February 4, 2013 at 03:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 25'	South
Longitude:	42° 13'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.53 meters/second, 1524.7 km/hour, 947.4 miles/hour or 823.3 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' 25.7"	15.79 mi	west	0° 00' 05.9"	0.11 mi	south	15.79 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 48.8"	947.18 mi	west	0° 05' 50.1"	6.69 mi	south	946.93 mi
24 hours	13° 56' 52.1"	915.52 mi	east	1° 46' 37.5"	122.24 mi	south	918.81 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	Mon 1:04 PM	431 km	268 miles	233 nm	NNE
Alice Springs	Mon 1:04 PM	939 km	583 miles	507 nm	SSE
Kupang	Mon 11:34 AM	940 km	584 miles	508 nm	NW
Dili	Mon 12:34 PM	953 km	592 miles	515 nm	NNW
Makassar	Mon 11:34 AM	1660 km	1032 miles	896 nm	NW
Eucla	Mon 12:19 PM	1717 km	1067 miles	927 nm	S
Cairns	Mon 1:34 PM	1718 km	1067 miles	927 nm	E
Manokwari	Mon 12:34 PM	1762 km	1095 miles	951 nm	NNE
Denpasar	Mon 11:34 AM	1778 km	1105 miles	960 nm	WNW
Jayapura	Mon 12:34 PM	1933 km	1201 miles	1044 nm	NE