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 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 16:36:00 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 Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 16:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 02'	South
Longitude:	65° 44'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.06 meters/second, 1613.0 km/hour, 1002.3 miles/hour or 871.0 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° 15' 00.0"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 58.5"	1002.15 mi	west	0° 00' 47.3"	0.91 mi	north	1002.18 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 31.0"	0.58 mi	east	0° 19' 05.8"	21.88 mi	north	21.89 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at 16:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 03'	North
Longitude:	122° 21'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.77 meters/second, 1601.2 km/hour, 994.9 miles/hour or 864.6 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' 29.3"	16.58 mi	west	0° 00' 12.7"	0.24 mi	south	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 27.0"	994.85 mi	west	0° 12' 46.6"	14.64 mi	south	995.18 mi
24 hours	12° 12' 06.9"	837.71 mi	east	5° 16' 34.2"	362.56 mi	south	916.08 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
Trinidad	Wed 12:36 PM	93 km	58 miles	50 nm	ENE
La Paz	Wed 12:36 PM	304 km	189 miles	164 nm	WSW
Santa Cruz	Wed 12:36 PM	409 km	254 miles	221 nm	SE
Sucre	Wed 12:36 PM	446 km	277 miles	241 nm	S
Rio Branco	Wed 12:36 PM	602 km	374 miles	325 nm	NNW
Arequipa	Wed 11:36 AM	640 km	398 miles	345 nm	WSW
Lima	Wed 11:36 AM	1266 km	787 miles	684 nm	WNW
Asuncion *	Wed 1:36 PM	1415 km	879 miles	764 nm	SE
Manaus	Wed 12:36 PM	1459 km	907 miles	788 nm	NNE
Córdoba	Wed 1:36 PM	1822 km	1132 miles	984 nm	S