HEMISPHERE FINDER

Find out which hemisphere any place on Earth is in — instantly.

Use this Hemisphere Finder to check whether a city, coordinate, or your current location lies in the Northern or Southern Hemisphere, and the Eastern or Western Hemisphere. Designed for students, travellers, educators, and geography enthusiasts, this tool gives clear, accurate hemisphere results without guesswork

A place’s hemisphere is determined by its latitude and longitude.

North or South comes from latitude (relative to the Equator), while East or West comes from longitude (relative to the Prime Meridian).

Hemisphere Finder

Which half of the world are you in?

Every place on Earth sits in two hemispheres at once — Northern or Southern, Eastern or Western. Search a city, paste coordinates, or use your location to see exactly where you stand.

Coordinates work in most formats: 52.3676, 4.9041 · 52.3676 N 4.9041 E · -33.87 151.21

The four hemispheres, divided by the Equator and the Prime Meridian. Search above to plot a point — and its antipode.

What is a hemisphere?

A hemisphere is one half of a sphere. Earth is divided into four geographic hemispheres by two reference lines: the Equator (0° latitude) separates the Northern Hemisphere from the Southern Hemisphere, and the Prime Meridian (0° longitude), together with the 180° meridian on the opposite side of the planet, separates the Eastern Hemisphere from the Western Hemisphere. Every location on Earth therefore belongs to two hemispheres at the same time — one north–south, one east–west.

How to tell which hemisphere a place is in

Latitude answers north or south: positive latitude means Northern Hemisphere, negative means Southern. Longitude answers east or west: positive longitude (up to 180°) means Eastern Hemisphere, negative means Western. A place at exactly 0° latitude sits on the Equator itself; a place at exactly 0° longitude sits on the Prime Meridian.

Hemisphere facts worth knowing

Most of humanity lives in the north. Roughly 87% of the world's population lives in the Northern Hemisphere, which also holds about two-thirds of Earth's land. The Southern Hemisphere is dominated by ocean.

The seasons are reversed. When it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere, it is winter in the Southern — which is why June is beach season in Paris and ski season in Melbourne. A place and its antipode are always in opposite hemispheres and opposite seasons.

London is in the Western Hemisphere. The Prime Meridian passes through Greenwich, and central London sits just west of it — one of geography's favourite surprises. Singapore, at 1.35° N, is in the Northern Hemisphere by barely 150 kilometres.

Which hemisphere is each city in?

City	North / South	East / West	Coordinates
London, UK	Northern	Western	51.51° N, 0.13° W
New York, USA	Northern	Western	40.71° N, 74.01° W
Paris, France	Northern	Eastern	48.86° N, 2.35° E
Tokyo, Japan	Northern	Eastern	35.68° N, 139.69° E
Singapore	Northern	Eastern	1.35° N, 103.82° E
Sydney, Australia	Southern	Eastern	33.87° S, 151.21° E
Melbourne, Australia	Southern	Eastern	37.81° S, 144.96° E
Brisbane, Australia	Southern	Eastern	27.47° S, 153.03° E
Auckland, New Zealand	Southern	Eastern	36.85° S, 174.76° E
São Paulo, Brazil	Southern	Western	23.55° S, 46.63° W
Buenos Aires, Argentina	Southern	Western	34.60° S, 58.38° W
Lima, Peru	Southern	Western	12.05° S, 77.04° W
Santiago, Chile	Southern	Western	33.45° S, 70.67° W
Cape Town, South Africa	Southern	Eastern	33.92° S, 18.42° E
Johannesburg, South Africa	Southern	Eastern	26.20° S, 28.05° E
Nairobi, Kenya	Southern	Eastern	1.29° S, 36.82° E
Quito, Ecuador	On the Equator (0.18° S)	Western	0.18° S, 78.47° W
Jakarta, Indonesia	Southern	Eastern	6.21° S, 106.85° E
Cairo, Egypt	Northern	Eastern	30.04° N, 31.24° E
Lagos, Nigeria	Northern	Eastern	6.52° N, 3.38° E
Dubai, UAE	Northern	Eastern	25.20° N, 55.27° E
Mumbai, India	Northern	Eastern	19.08° N, 72.88° E
Hong Kong	Northern	Eastern	22.32° N, 114.17° E
Seoul, South Korea	Northern	Eastern	37.57° N, 126.98° E
Los Angeles, USA	Northern	Western	34.05° N, 118.24° W
Mexico City, Mexico	Northern	Western	19.43° N, 99.13° W
Toronto, Canada	Northern	Western	43.65° N, 79.38° W
Reykjavík, Iceland	Northern	Western	64.15° N, 21.94° W
Lisbon, Portugal	Northern	Western	38.72° N, 9.14° W
Madrid, Spain	Northern	Western	40.42° N, 3.70° W
Berlin, Germany	Northern	Eastern	52.52° N, 13.41° E
Moscow, Russia	Northern	Eastern	55.76° N, 37.62° E
Bangkok, Thailand	Northern	Eastern	13.76° N, 100.50° E
Perth, Australia	Southern	Eastern	31.95° S, 115.86° E
Wellington, New Zealand	Southern	Eastern	41.29° S, 174.78° E
Suva, Fiji	Southern	Eastern	18.12° S, 178.45° E

Search any other city in the tool above for an instant answer — including its distance from the Equator, its current season, and its antipode.

Frequently asked questions

Can a place be in more than one hemisphere?

Yes — every place is in two hemispheres at once: one north–south hemisphere (decided by latitude) and one east–west hemisphere (decided by longitude). Sydney, for example, is in both the Southern and the Eastern Hemisphere.

Which hemisphere is London in?

London is in the Northern Hemisphere and — surprisingly to many — the Western Hemisphere. The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich in east London, and the city centre lies just west of it at about 0.13° W.

What happens at the Equator or Prime Meridian?

A place at exactly 0° latitude sits on the Equator, the boundary between north and south. A place at exactly 0° longitude sits on the Prime Meridian, the reference line between east and west. Quito in Ecuador sits almost exactly on the Equator.

Why are the seasons opposite in each hemisphere?

Earth's axis is tilted about 23.4°. When the Northern Hemisphere leans toward the sun (June), it gets summer while the Southern Hemisphere gets winter — and vice versa in December. A place and its antipode are always in opposite seasons.

Which hemisphere has more people?

The Northern Hemisphere, by a wide margin — roughly 87% of the world's population lives north of the Equator, on about two-thirds of Earth's land area.

Does the Eastern/Western Hemisphere always use 0° longitude?

For everyday geography, yes: east and west are referenced from the Prime Meridian (0°) and the 180° meridian. Some cultural definitions of "the Western world" differ, but the geographic convention is the 0°/180° divide.

Explore further

Once you know your hemisphere, find the exact opposite point on Earth with the Antipode Map or Antipode Finder, compare seasons with Hemisphere Seasons, or watch day and night sweep the planet on the Earth Clock.

ANTIPODE FAQ

What hemisphere am I in right now?

Your hemisphere depends on your latitude and longitude. Locations north of the Equator are in the Northern Hemisphere, while those south are in the Southern Hemisphere. East and West are determined by longitude relative to the Prime Meridian. This tool can detect your current location instantly.

Can a place be in both the Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

Yes. Locations that sit directly on the Prime Meridian (0° longitude) lie on the boundary between the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Most places fall clearly into one or the other, but boundary locations technically touch both.

Is the Equator the only line that defines hemispheres?

The Equator defines the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Eastern and Western Hemispheres are defined by the Prime Meridian and the 180° meridian on the opposite side of Earth.

Are hemispheres the same as continents?

No. Hemispheres are based on global reference lines, not landmasses. A single continent can span multiple hemispheres — for example, Africa crosses both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, as well as the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

Why do some countries exist in more than one hemisphere?

Large countries or those near the Equator or Prime Meridian may extend across hemisphere boundaries. As a result, different parts of the same country can belong to different hemispheres.