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 11:58:00 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 11:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 40'	South
Longitude:	3° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.86 meters/second, 1572.7 km/hour, 977.2 miles/hour or 849.2 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"	16.29 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.29 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.2"	976.98 mi	west	0° 00' 34.0"	0.65 mi	south	976.96 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 38.2"	3.95 mi	east	0° 13' 27.0"	15.42 mi	south	15.92 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, November 20, 2011 at 11:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 38'	South
Longitude:	68° 20'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.99 meters/second, 1612.8 km/hour, 1002.1 miles/hour or 870.8 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"	16.70 mi	west	0° 00' 13.6"	0.26 mi	south	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 29.5"	1002.05 mi	west	0° 13' 39.0"	15.63 mi	south	1002.12 mi
24 hours	12° 26' 05.2"	859.83 mi	east	5° 25' 54.3"	373.25 mi	south	935.11 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
Jamestown	Sun 11:58 AM	482 km	300 miles	260 nm	NNW
Windhoek *	Sun 1:58 PM	2151 km	1337 miles	1162 nm	ESE
Luanda	Sun 12:58 PM	2155 km	1339 miles	1163 nm	ENE
São Tomé	Sun 11:58 AM	2474 km	1537 miles	1336 nm	NNE
Libreville	Sun 12:58 PM	2625 km	1631 miles	1417 nm	NNE
Kinshasa	Sun 12:58 PM	2646 km	1644 miles	1429 nm	NE
Brazzaville	Sun 12:58 PM	2648 km	1645 miles	1430 nm	NE
Cape Town	Sun 1:58 PM	2673 km	1661 miles	1443 nm	SE
Abidjan	Sun 11:58 AM	2765 km	1718 miles	1493 nm	N
Accra	Sun 11:58 AM	2811 km	1746 miles	1518 nm	N