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 Monday, November 14, 2011 at 00:38:00 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, November 14, 2011 at 00:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 05'	South
Longitude:	166° 18'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.03 meters/second, 1587.7 km/hour, 986.6 miles/hour or 857.3 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' 59.9"	16.44 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.44 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.5"	986.35 mi	west	0° 00' 39.4"	0.75 mi	south	986.32 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 15.7"	2.48 mi	east	0° 15' 38.5"	17.93 mi	south	18.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, November 14, 2011 at 00:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 16'	North
Longitude:	23° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.70 meters/second, 1492.9 km/hour, 927.7 miles/hour or 806.1 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' 29.0"	15.46 mi	west	0° 00' 02.0"	0.04 mi	south	15.46 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 07.7"	927.36 mi	west	0° 02' 01.8"	2.33 mi	south	927.48 mi
24 hours	12° 20' 17.7"	789.98 mi	east	1° 20' 08.3"	91.90 mi	south	798.97 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
Port Vila	Mon 11:38 AM	217 km	135 miles	117 nm	E
Luganville	Mon 11:38 AM	299 km	186 miles	161 nm	NNE
Noumea	Mon 11:38 AM	464 km	288 miles	250 nm	S
Honiara	Mon 11:38 AM	1177 km	731 miles	636 nm	NW
Suva *	Mon 1:38 PM	1283 km	797 miles	693 nm	E
Brisbane	Mon 10:38 AM	1712 km	1064 miles	925 nm	SW
Funafuti	Mon 12:38 PM	1753 km	1089 miles	946 nm	NE
Yaren	Mon 12:38 PM	1942 km	1207 miles	1049 nm	N
Nukualofa	Mon 1:38 PM	1969 km	1223 miles	1063 nm	ESE
Cairns	Mon 10:38 AM	2182 km	1356 miles	1178 nm	W