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 Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 13:22:00 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 Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 13:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 22'	South
Longitude:	17° 19'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 454.82 meters/second, 1637.4 km/hour, 1017.4 miles/hour or 884.1 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' 00.1"	16.96 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	16.96 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 03.3"	1017.37 mi	west	0° 00' 53.3"	1.02 mi	north	1017.39 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 26.0"	1.62 mi	west	0° 21' 25.3"	24.54 mi	north	24.59 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 13:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 01'	South
Longitude:	46° 44'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.74 meters/second, 1550.7 km/hour, 963.5 miles/hour or 837.3 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' 29.1"	16.06 mi	west	0° 00' 09.0"	0.17 mi	north	16.06 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 17.0"	963.39 mi	west	0° 09' 01.0"	10.33 mi	north	963.80 mi
24 hours	11° 58' 15.4"	796.06 mi	east	3° 55' 35.8"	269.97 mi	north	847.37 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
Jamestown	Sun 1:22 PM	1351 km	840 miles	730 nm	ESE
Recife	Sun 10:22 AM	1961 km	1219 miles	1059 nm	W
Monrovia	Sun 1:22 PM	2084 km	1295 miles	1125 nm	NNE
Freetown	Sun 1:22 PM	2241 km	1393 miles	1210 nm	NNE
Salvador *	Sun 11:22 AM	2310 km	1436 miles	1248 nm	W
Conakry	Sun 1:22 PM	2343 km	1456 miles	1265 nm	N
Abidjan	Sun 1:22 PM	2361 km	1467 miles	1275 nm	NE
Yamoussoukro	Sun 1:22 PM	2413 km	1499 miles	1303 nm	NE
Fortaleza	Sun 10:22 AM	2492 km	1549 miles	1346 nm	WNW
Bissau	Sun 1:22 PM	2576 km	1600 miles	1391 nm	N