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, January 27, 2012 at 16:14:00 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, January 27, 2012 at 16:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 29'	South
Longitude:	60° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.98 meters/second, 1583.9 km/hour, 984.2 miles/hour or 855.2 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"	16.40 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	north	16.40 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.3"	983.98 mi	west	0° 00' 38.5"	0.74 mi	north	984.01 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 59.0"	3.26 mi	east	0° 15' 36.4"	17.89 mi	north	18.19 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, January 27, 2012 at 16:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 03'	North
Longitude:	13° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.40 meters/second, 1617.8 km/hour, 1005.3 miles/hour or 873.6 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' 34.0"	16.75 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.76 mi
1 hour	14° 34' 05.1"	1005.25 mi	west	0° 11' 28.0"	13.13 mi	north	1005.21 mi
24 hours	10° 21' 11.2"	714.41 mi	east	4° 26' 32.3"	305.28 mi	north	774.45 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
Santa Cruz	Fri 12:14 PM	283 km	176 miles	153 nm	WNW
Sucre	Fri 12:14 PM	495 km	307 miles	267 nm	W
Asuncion *	Fri 1:14 PM	812 km	505 miles	439 nm	SSE
La Paz	Fri 12:14 PM	829 km	515 miles	447 nm	WNW
Salta	Fri 1:14 PM	855 km	531 miles	462 nm	SW
Brasilia *	Fri 2:14 PM	1386 km	861 miles	748 nm	E
Córdoba	Fri 1:14 PM	1476 km	917 miles	797 nm	SSW
São Paulo *	Fri 2:14 PM	1557 km	967 miles	840 nm	ESE
Rosario	Fri 1:14 PM	1602 km	996 miles	865 nm	S
Manaus	Fri 12:14 PM	1702 km	1057 miles	919 nm	N