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 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 Monday, March 4, 2013 at 03:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 24'	South
Longitude:	129° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.03 meters/second, 1659.7 km/hour, 1031.3 miles/hour or 896.2 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"	1031.33 mi	west	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	north	1031.34 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 19.5"	3.81 mi	west	0° 23' 08.7"	26.51 mi	north	26.78 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, March 4, 2013 at 03:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 38'	South
Longitude:	26° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.16 meters/second, 1512.6 km/hour, 939.9 miles/hour or 816.7 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' 03.5"	0.07 mi	south	15.67 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 12.5"	939.62 mi	west	0° 03' 31.9"	4.05 mi	south	939.45 mi
24 hours	14° 01' 57.8"	914.39 mi	east	0° 48' 35.2"	55.71 mi	south	913.75 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
Ambon	Mon 12:34 PM	318 km	198 miles	172 nm	NNW
Dili	Mon 12:34 PM	461 km	287 miles	249 nm	WSW
Same	Mon 12:34 PM	482 km	300 miles	261 nm	SW
Suai	Mon 12:34 PM	538 km	334 miles	290 nm	SW
Darwin	Mon 1:04 PM	696 km	432 miles	376 nm	SSE
Kupang	Mon 11:34 AM	742 km	461 miles	400 nm	SW
Kendari	Mon 11:34 AM	783 km	486 miles	423 nm	WNW
Sofifi	Mon 12:34 PM	809 km	503 miles	437 nm	NNW
Manokwari	Mon 12:34 PM	819 km	509 miles	442 nm	NE
Ternate	Mon 12:34 PM	820 km	510 miles	443 nm	NNW