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 Friday, December 9, 2011 at 14:58:00 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 Friday, December 9, 2011 at 14:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 49'	South
Longitude:	46° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.61 meters/second, 1539.4 km/hour, 956.5 miles/hour or 831.2 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' 59.7"	15.94 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.94 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 43.2"	956.20 mi	west	0° 00' 14.5"	0.28 mi	south	956.18 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 42.9"	7.14 mi	east	0° 05' 36.6"	6.43 mi	south	9.61 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, December 9, 2011 at 14:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 04'	North
Longitude:	121° 18'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.54 meters/second, 1495.9 km/hour, 929.5 miles/hour or 807.7 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' 29.5"	15.49 mi	west	0° 00' 02.5"	0.05 mi	north	15.49 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 36.2"	929.22 mi	west	0° 02' 29.0"	2.85 mi	north	929.08 mi
24 hours	12° 18' 28.7"	789.19 mi	east	0° 28' 57.2"	33.21 mi	north	788.53 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
Campinas *	Fri 12:58 PM	40 km	25 miles	22 nm	WSW
São Paulo *	Fri 12:58 PM	83 km	52 miles	45 nm	S
Sorocaba *	Fri 12:58 PM	105 km	65 miles	57 nm	SW
Pirassununga *	Fri 12:58 PM	117 km	73 miles	63 nm	NW
Santos *	Fri 12:58 PM	133 km	83 miles	72 nm	SSE
Ribeirão Prêto *	Fri 12:58 PM	216 km	134 miles	117 nm	NNW
Rio de Janeiro *	Fri 12:58 PM	363 km	225 miles	196 nm	E
Niterói *	Fri 12:58 PM	371 km	231 miles	200 nm	E
Curitiba *	Fri 12:58 PM	386 km	240 miles	208 nm	SW
Belo Horizonte *	Fri 12:58 PM	448 km	278 miles	242 nm	NE