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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
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| < 4 weeks | 4 weeks > | March equinox | |||
| < 1 day | 1 day > | June solstice | |||
| < 12 hours | 12 hours > | September equinox | |||
| < 6 hours | 6 hours > | December solstice | |||
| < 1 hour | 1 hour > | ||||
| < 10 minutes | 10 minutes > |
Map notes
- The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Monday, December 3, 2012 at 02:04:00 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, December 3, 2012 at 02:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 22° 08' | South |
| Longitude: | 146° 11' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.74 meters/second, 1547.1 km/hour, 961.3 miles/hour or 835.3 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° 14' 59.7" | 16.02 mi | west | 0° 00' 00.3" | 0.01 mi | south | 16.02 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 59' 45.1" | 960.97 mi | west | 0° 00' 20.8" | 0.40 mi | south | 960.95 mi |
| 24 hours | 0° 05' 59.5" | 6.40 mi | east | 0° 08' 09.2" | 9.35 mi | south | 11.33 mi |
Position of the Moon
On Monday, December 3, 2012 at 02:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:| Latitude: | 15° 30' | North |
| Longitude: | 17° 37' | East |
The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.16 meters/second, 1559.4 km/hour, 969.0 miles/hour or 842.0 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' 31.8" | 16.15 mi | west | 0° 00' 07.5" | 0.14 mi | south | 16.15 mi |
| 1 hour | 14° 31' 57.4" | 968.81 mi | west | 0° 07' 29.6" | 8.59 mi | south | 969.14 mi |
| 24 hours | 11° 08' 08.6" | 742.42 mi | east | 3° 19' 04.6" | 228.12 mi | south | 781.94 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns | Mon 12:04 PM | 578 km | 359 miles | 312 nm | |
| Brisbane | Mon 12:04 PM | 910 km | 566 miles | 491 nm | |
| Alice Springs | Mon 11:34 AM | 1274 km | 792 miles | 688 nm | |
| Sydney * | Mon 1:04 PM | 1390 km | 864 miles | 751 nm | |
| Port Moresby | Mon 12:04 PM | 1407 km | 875 miles | 760 nm | |
| Canberra * | Mon 1:04 PM | 1485 km | 923 miles | 802 nm | |
| Adelaide * | Mon 12:34 PM | 1599 km | 994 miles | 864 nm | |
| Melbourne * | Mon 1:04 PM | 1742 km | 1083 miles | 941 nm | |
| Darwin | Mon 11:34 AM | 1948 km | 1210 miles | 1052 nm | |
| Eucla | Mon 10:49 AM | 2013 km | 1251 miles | 1087 nm | |
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