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 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:22:00 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 Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 58'	North
Longitude:	4° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.31 meters/second, 1549.1 km/hour, 962.6 miles/hour or 836.4 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' 59.9"	16.04 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	south	16.04 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.2"	962.25 mi	west	0° 00' 20.7"	0.40 mi	south	962.27 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 49.2"	1.95 mi	east	0° 08' 30.6"	9.76 mi	south	9.95 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at 12:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 21'	South
Longitude:	138° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 409.45 meters/second, 1474.0 km/hour, 915.9 miles/hour or 795.9 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' 24.8"	15.27 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	15.27 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 56.2"	915.60 mi	west	0° 00' 36.1"	0.69 mi	south	915.57 mi
24 hours	13° 54' 18.1"	883.20 mi	east	0° 26' 05.2"	29.92 mi	north	885.14 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
El Aaiún *	Tue 1:22 PM	1062 km	660 miles	574 nm	NW
Bamako	Tue 12:22 PM	1102 km	685 miles	595 nm	SSW
Ouagadougou	Tue 12:22 PM	1105 km	687 miles	597 nm	SSE
Marrakech *	Tue 1:22 PM	1129 km	702 miles	610 nm	NNW
Niamey	Tue 1:22 PM	1161 km	721 miles	627 nm	SE
Nouakchott	Tue 12:22 PM	1288 km	800 miles	696 nm	WSW
Casablanca *	Tue 1:22 PM	1328 km	825 miles	717 nm	NNW
Fes *	Tue 1:22 PM	1338 km	831 miles	723 nm	N
Rabat *	Tue 1:22 PM	1359 km	844 miles	734 nm	N
Tangier *	Tue 1:22 PM	1539 km	956 miles	831 nm	N