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 Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 18:48:00 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 Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 18:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 01'	South
Longitude:	106° 13'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.19 meters/second, 1588.3 km/hour, 986.9 miles/hour or 857.6 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"	16.45 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.45 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.6"	986.71 mi	west	0° 00' 39.6"	0.76 mi	south	986.68 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 12.6"	2.42 mi	east	0° 15' 43.0"	18.02 mi	south	18.18 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, November 13, 2011 at 18:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 26'	North
Longitude:	108° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.25 meters/second, 1491.3 km/hour, 926.6 miles/hour or 805.2 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' 29.1"	15.45 mi	west	0° 00' 01.2"	0.02 mi	south	15.45 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 09.4"	926.34 mi	west	0° 01' 21.6"	1.56 mi	south	926.42 mi
24 hours	12° 20' 40.7"	789.49 mi	east	1° 04' 14.3"	73.67 mi	south	795.89 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
Easter Island *	Sun 1:48 PM	1054 km	655 miles	569 nm	SSW
Adamstown	Sun 10:48 AM	2591 km	1610 miles	1399 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Sun 12:48 PM	2624 km	1630 miles	1417 nm	NE
Lima	Sun 1:48 PM	3202 km	1989 miles	1729 nm	E
Quito	Sun 1:48 PM	3614 km	2246 miles	1951 nm	ENE
Santiago *	Sun 3:48 PM	3928 km	2441 miles	2121 nm	ESE
San Jose	Sun 12:48 PM	3933 km	2444 miles	2124 nm	NE
San Salvador	Sun 12:48 PM	3974 km	2469 miles	2146 nm	NNE
Managua	Sun 12:48 PM	3992 km	2480 miles	2155 nm	NE
Guatemala	Sun 12:48 PM	3998 km	2484 miles	2159 nm	NNE