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, February 13, 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 Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 02:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 20'	South
Longitude:	144° 46'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 451.41 meters/second, 1625.1 km/hour, 1009.8 miles/hour or 877.5 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"	16.83 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.83 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.8"	1009.70 mi	west	0° 00' 50.5"	0.96 mi	north	1009.73 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 26.3"	0.49 mi	west	0° 20' 18.6"	23.27 mi	north	23.28 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 02:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 43'	North
Longitude:	176° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.17 meters/second, 1613.4 km/hour, 1002.5 miles/hour or 871.2 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' 31.3"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 21.9"	1002.51 mi	west	0° 11' 27.9"	13.13 mi	north	1002.49 mi
24 hours	348° 38' 15.3"	784.36 mi	west	4° 24' 13.0"	302.62 mi	north	838.17 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	Wed 12:34 PM	411 km	256 miles	222 nm	SSE
Port Moresby	Wed 12:34 PM	504 km	313 miles	272 nm	NNE
Lae	Wed 12:34 PM	769 km	478 miles	415 nm	NNE
Jayapura	Wed 11:34 AM	1275 km	792 miles	689 nm	NNW
Darwin	Wed 12:04 PM	1515 km	941 miles	818 nm	W
Alice Springs	Wed 12:04 PM	1624 km	1009 miles	877 nm	SW
Honiara	Wed 1:34 PM	1712 km	1064 miles	924 nm	ENE
Brisbane	Wed 12:34 PM	1785 km	1109 miles	964 nm	SSE
Manokwari	Wed 11:34 AM	1816 km	1128 miles	980 nm	NW
Dili	Wed 11:34 AM	2163 km	1344 miles	1168 nm	WNW