Night falls over Western Pacific, aurora active near Antarctica

The Sun is directly overhead Southern Africa, marking the center of Earth's daylight side. This positions the continent in midday sun while the opposite hemisphere experiences nighttime.

Large-scale cloud patterns show high cirrus formations over the southern latitudes, with minimal lightning activity noted in this region. The jet stream appears to be pulling moisture from the Indian Ocean toward the African continent.

Aurora activity is visible near Antarctica as solar wind interacts with Earth's magnetosphere. The Moon phase is waxing crescent, and several satellites are visible in low-Earth orbit across the sky.