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, February 5, 2013 at 02:34:00 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 Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 02:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 54'	South
Longitude:	144° 43'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.17 meters/second, 1606.2 km/hour, 998.0 miles/hour or 867.3 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"	16.64 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	16.64 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 57.0"	997.90 mi	west	0° 00' 45.5"	0.87 mi	north	997.93 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 06.5"	1.23 mi	east	0° 18' 22.3"	21.05 mi	north	21.09 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, February 5, 2013 at 02:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 08'	South
Longitude:	70° 34'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.48 meters/second, 1506.5 km/hour, 936.1 miles/hour or 813.5 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' 24.5"	15.60 mi	west	0° 00' 03.0"	0.06 mi	south	15.60 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 31.1"	935.85 mi	west	0° 02' 58.6"	3.41 mi	south	935.71 mi
24 hours	14° 21' 20.1"	932.40 mi	east	0° 33' 18.1"	38.19 mi	south	931.52 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
Cairns	Tue 12:34 PM	160 km	99 miles	86 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Tue 12:34 PM	762 km	474 miles	412 nm	NNE
Alice Springs	Tue 12:04 PM	1426 km	886 miles	770 nm	SW
Brisbane	Tue 12:34 PM	1541 km	958 miles	832 nm	SSE
Jayapura	Tue 11:34 AM	1542 km	958 miles	833 nm	NNW
Darwin	Tue 12:04 PM	1545 km	960 miles	834 nm	WNW
Honiara	Tue 1:34 PM	1802 km	1120 miles	973 nm	ENE
Manokwari	Tue 11:34 AM	2033 km	1263 miles	1098 nm	NW
Sydney *	Tue 1:34 PM	2093 km	1301 miles	1130 nm	SSE
Canberra *	Tue 1:34 PM	2191 km	1362 miles	1183 nm	S