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, January 5, 2012 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, January 5, 2012 at 13:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 38'	South
Longitude:	25° 59'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.18 meters/second, 1541.5 km/hour, 957.8 miles/hour or 832.3 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' 59.6"	15.96 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.01 mi	north	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 43.2"	957.48 mi	west	0° 00' 16.5"	0.32 mi	north	957.50 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 39.2"	7.08 mi	east	0° 06' 52.4"	7.88 mi	north	10.60 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, January 5, 2012 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 35'	North
Longitude:	107° 20'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.16 meters/second, 1501.8 km/hour, 933.1 miles/hour or 810.9 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' 30.0"	15.55 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	north	15.55 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 01.6"	932.84 mi	west	0° 03' 27.8"	3.97 mi	north	932.66 mi
24 hours	12° 11' 34.1"	784.47 mi	east	0° 53' 47.4"	61.69 mi	north	784.44 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
Salvador *	Thu 11:48 AM	1702 km	1058 miles	919 nm	NW
Rio de Janeiro *	Thu 11:48 AM	1766 km	1097 miles	954 nm	W
Recife	Thu 10:48 AM	1870 km	1162 miles	1009 nm	NNW
São Paulo *	Thu 11:48 AM	2117 km	1315 miles	1143 nm	W
Jamestown	Thu 1:48 PM	2253 km	1400 miles	1216 nm	ENE
Brasilia *	Thu 11:48 AM	2422 km	1505 miles	1308 nm	WNW
Fortaleza	Thu 10:48 AM	2493 km	1549 miles	1346 nm	NW
Asuncion *	Thu 10:48 AM	3229 km	2006 miles	1743 nm	WSW
Montevideo *	Thu 11:48 AM	3230 km	2007 miles	1744 nm	WSW
Belém	Thu 10:48 AM	3379 km	2100 miles	1825 nm	NW