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 15, 2012 at 16:42:00 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 15, 2012 at 16:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 43'	South
Longitude:	67° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 452.54 meters/second, 1629.2 km/hour, 1012.3 miles/hour or 879.7 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"	16.87 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	16.87 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.7"	1012.24 mi	west	0° 00' 51.5"	0.98 mi	north	1012.27 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 46.6"	0.87 mi	west	0° 20' 41.4"	23.70 mi	north	23.72 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 16:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 00'	South
Longitude:	148° 27'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.51 meters/second, 1488.6 km/hour, 925.0 miles/hour or 803.8 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' 25.0"	15.42 mi	west	0° 00' 02.3"	0.04 mi	south	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 58.2"	924.72 mi	west	0° 02' 11.7"	2.52 mi	south	924.60 mi
24 hours	13° 58' 30.9"	896.46 mi	east	0° 13' 12.8"	15.15 mi	south	895.89 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 Branco	Wed 12:42 PM	309 km	192 miles	167 nm	NNW
La Paz	Wed 12:42 PM	430 km	267 miles	232 nm	SSW
Porto Velho	Wed 12:42 PM	571 km	355 miles	308 nm	NE
Arequipa	Wed 11:42 AM	617 km	384 miles	333 nm	SW
Sucre	Wed 12:42 PM	731 km	454 miles	395 nm	SSE
Lima	Wed 11:42 AM	1067 km	663 miles	576 nm	W
Manaus	Wed 12:42 PM	1326 km	824 miles	716 nm	NE
Asuncion *	Wed 1:42 PM	1718 km	1068 miles	928 nm	SE
Guayaquil	Wed 11:42 AM	1815 km	1128 miles	980 nm	NW
Quito	Wed 11:42 AM	1857 km	1154 miles	1003 nm	NW