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, March 4, 2013 at 02:44:00 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, March 4, 2013 at 02:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 25'	South
Longitude:	141° 40'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.02 meters/second, 1659.7 km/hour, 1031.3 miles/hour or 896.1 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' 00.1"	17.19 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.19 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.1"	1031.30 mi	west	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	north	1031.32 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 19.2"	3.81 mi	west	0° 23' 08.5"	26.51 mi	north	26.78 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, March 4, 2013 at 02:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 35'	South
Longitude:	38° 10'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.30 meters/second, 1513.1 km/hour, 940.2 miles/hour or 817.0 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' 25.2"	15.67 mi	west	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	south	15.67 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 14.1"	939.94 mi	west	0° 03' 38.1"	4.17 mi	south	939.78 mi
24 hours	14° 01' 31.9"	914.21 mi	east	0° 51' 13.8"	58.74 mi	south	913.64 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
Jayapura	Mon 11:44 AM	441 km	274 miles	238 nm	NNW
Lae	Mon 12:44 PM	590 km	367 miles	319 nm	E
Port Moresby	Mon 12:44 PM	696 km	432 miles	376 nm	ESE
Manokwari	Mon 11:44 AM	1043 km	648 miles	563 nm	NW
Cairns	Mon 12:44 PM	1246 km	774 miles	673 nm	SSE
Darwin	Mon 12:14 PM	1363 km	847 miles	736 nm	WSW
Melekeok	Mon 11:44 AM	1726 km	1072 miles	932 nm	NNW
Dili	Mon 11:44 AM	1791 km	1113 miles	967 nm	W
Honiara	Mon 1:44 PM	2044 km	1270 miles	1104 nm	E
Manado	Mon 10:44 AM	2064 km	1282 miles	1114 nm	WNW