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 20, 2011 at 00:18:00 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 20, 2011 at 00:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 33'	South
Longitude:	171° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.17 meters/second, 1573.8 km/hour, 977.9 miles/hour or 849.8 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"	16.30 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.3"	977.66 mi	west	0° 00' 34.4"	0.66 mi	south	977.63 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 32.2"	3.84 mi	east	0° 13' 37.6"	15.62 mi	south	16.09 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 00:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 01'	North
Longitude:	100° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.33 meters/second, 1614.0 km/hour, 1002.9 miles/hour or 871.5 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' 29.8"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 13.5"	0.26 mi	south	16.72 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 55.7"	1002.81 mi	west	0° 13' 30.4"	15.47 mi	south	1002.96 mi
24 hours	12° 12' 35.0"	844.48 mi	east	5° 26' 49.2"	374.28 mi	south	923.20 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	Sun 11:18 AM	399 km	248 miles	215 nm	WNW
Noumea	Sun 11:18 AM	612 km	380 miles	330 nm	WSW
Nadi *	Sun 1:18 PM	646 km	401 miles	349 nm	ENE
Luganville	Sun 11:18 AM	647 km	402 miles	349 nm	NW
Lautoka *	Sun 1:18 PM	657 km	408 miles	355 nm	ENE
Suva *	Sun 1:18 PM	738 km	459 miles	399 nm	ENE
Nukualofa	Sun 1:18 PM	1391 km	864 miles	751 nm	E
Funafuti	Sun 12:18 PM	1473 km	915 miles	795 nm	NE
Honiara	Sun 11:18 AM	1679 km	1044 miles	907 nm	NW
Apia *	Sat 2:18 PM	1884 km	1171 miles	1017 nm	ENE