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 Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 19:48:00 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 Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 19:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 46'	South
Longitude:	121° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.83 meters/second, 1590.6 km/hour, 988.3 miles/hour or 858.8 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"	16.47 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.47 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.2"	988.14 mi	west	0° 00' 40.3"	0.77 mi	south	988.11 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 00.2"	2.20 mi	east	0° 16' 01.1"	18.36 mi	south	18.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 19:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 26'	North
Longitude:	81° 29'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.44 meters/second, 1492.0 km/hour, 927.1 miles/hour or 805.6 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' 29.5"	15.45 mi	west	0° 00' 01.2"	0.02 mi	north	15.45 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 32.2"	926.76 mi	west	0° 01' 14.5"	1.43 mi	north	926.69 mi
24 hours	12° 16' 24.6"	784.95 mi	east	0° 01' 14.7"	1.43 mi	south	785.01 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
Adamstown	Sat 11:48 AM	1223 km	760 miles	661 nm	SW
Easter Island *	Sat 2:48 PM	1601 km	995 miles	864 nm	SE
Papeete	Sat 9:48 AM	3003 km	1866 miles	1622 nm	W
Galapagos Islands	Sat 1:48 PM	3931 km	2443 miles	2123 nm	ENE
Rarotonga	Sat 9:48 AM	4054 km	2519 miles	2189 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Sun 9:48 AM	4514 km	2805 miles	2437 nm	WNW
Mexico City	Sat 1:48 PM	4770 km	2964 miles	2576 nm	NNE
Lima	Sat 2:48 PM	4787 km	2975 miles	2585 nm	E
Guatemala	Sat 1:48 PM	4918 km	3056 miles	2655 nm	NE
San Salvador	Sat 1:48 PM	4949 km	3075 miles	2672 nm	NE