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 Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 13:48:00 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 Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 13:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 43'	South
Longitude:	29° 20'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.95 meters/second, 1540.6 km/hour, 957.3 miles/hour or 831.9 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' 59.6"	15.96 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.01 mi	south	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 43.5"	956.94 mi	west	0° 00' 15.6"	0.30 mi	south	956.93 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 35.10"	7.02 mi	east	0° 06' 04.7"	6.97 mi	south	9.90 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, December 8, 2011 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 28'	North
Longitude:	126° 18'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.64 meters/second, 1514.3 km/hour, 940.9 miles/hour or 817.7 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' 30.8"	15.68 mi	west	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	north	15.68 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 44.8"	940.65 mi	west	0° 05' 01.8"	5.77 mi	north	940.42 mi
24 hours	11° 55' 14.9"	772.75 mi	east	1° 33' 33.9"	107.29 mi	north	776.19 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
Rio de Janeiro *	Thu 11:48 AM	1422 km	883 miles	768 nm	W
Salvador *	Thu 11:48 AM	1450 km	901 miles	783 nm	NW
Recife	Thu 10:48 AM	1723 km	1070 miles	930 nm	NNW
São Paulo *	Thu 11:48 AM	1773 km	1102 miles	958 nm	W
Brasilia *	Thu 11:48 AM	2093 km	1300 miles	1130 nm	WNW
Fortaleza	Thu 10:48 AM	2323 km	1443 miles	1254 nm	NNW
Jamestown	Thu 1:48 PM	2589 km	1609 miles	1398 nm	ENE
Asuncion *	Thu 10:48 AM	2889 km	1795 miles	1560 nm	WSW
Montevideo *	Thu 11:48 AM	2935 km	1824 miles	1585 nm	WSW
Buenos Aires	Thu 10:48 AM	3116 km	1936 miles	1682 nm	WSW