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 23:34:00 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 23:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 02'	South
Longitude:	170° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 451.96 meters/second, 1627.1 km/hour, 1011.0 miles/hour or 878.5 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"	16.85 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.85 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.3"	1010.93 mi	west	0° 00' 51.0"	0.97 mi	north	1010.95 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 36.1"	0.68 mi	west	0° 20' 29.7"	23.48 mi	north	23.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 23:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 35'	North
Longitude:	128° 19'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.39 meters/second, 1603.4 km/hour, 996.3 miles/hour or 865.8 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' 31.7"	16.61 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.61 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 44.8"	996.27 mi	west	0° 10' 35.2"	12.13 mi	north	996.14 mi
24 hours	11° 15' 58.3"	772.54 mi	east	3° 59' 02.8"	273.84 mi	north	815.69 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
Pago Pago	Wed 12:34 PM	145 km	90 miles	78 nm	SSW
Apia *	Thu 1:34 PM	188 km	117 miles	102 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Thu 12:34 PM	421 km	261 miles	227 nm	NNW
Mata-Utu	Thu 11:34 AM	644 km	400 miles	348 nm	W
Alofi	Wed 12:34 PM	666 km	414 miles	360 nm	S
Neiafu	Thu 12:34 PM	739 km	459 miles	399 nm	SSW
Pangai	Thu 12:34 PM	869 km	540 miles	469 nm	SSW
Nukualofa	Thu 12:34 PM	1040 km	646 miles	562 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Thu 11:34 AM	1257 km	781 miles	679 nm	WNW
Suva	Thu 11:34 AM	1340 km	833 miles	724 nm	WSW