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 12, 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 Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 03:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 39'	South
Longitude:	129° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.81 meters/second, 1622.9 km/hour, 1008.4 miles/hour or 876.3 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° 15' 00.0"	16.81 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.81 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.4"	1008.33 mi	west	0° 00' 50.0"	0.95 mi	north	1008.36 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 15.4"	0.29 mi	west	0° 20' 06.2"	23.03 mi	north	23.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at 03:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 48'	South
Longitude:	150° 38'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.68 meters/second, 1615.2 km/hour, 1003.7 miles/hour or 872.2 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' 30.6"	16.73 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	north	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 37.2"	1003.66 mi	west	0° 11' 59.0"	13.72 mi	north	1003.78 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 29.6"	801.78 mi	east	4° 42' 21.6"	323.37 mi	north	864.12 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 1:04 PM	175 km	109 miles	95 nm	NE
Same	Tue 12:34 PM	684 km	425 miles	369 nm	NW
Suai	Tue 12:34 PM	688 km	428 miles	372 nm	NW
Dili	Tue 12:34 PM	727 km	452 miles	393 nm	NW
Kupang	Tue 11:34 AM	778 km	483 miles	420 nm	WNW
Alice Springs	Tue 1:04 PM	1192 km	741 miles	644 nm	SSE
Kendari	Tue 11:34 AM	1335 km	829 miles	721 nm	NW
Makassar	Tue 11:34 AM	1477 km	918 miles	797 nm	NW
Manokwari	Tue 12:34 PM	1491 km	927 miles	805 nm	NNE
Denpasar	Tue 11:34 AM	1681 km	1045 miles	908 nm	WNW