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 Tuesday, February 21, 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 Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 13:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 39'	South
Longitude:	23° 52'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 455.94 meters/second, 1641.4 km/hour, 1019.9 miles/hour or 886.3 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° 15' 00.1"	17.00 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.00 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.1"	1019.88 mi	west	0° 00' 54.2"	1.04 mi	north	1019.91 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 45.9"	2.00 mi	west	0° 21' 45.6"	24.93 mi	north	25.01 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at 13:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 35'	South
Longitude:	29° 42'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.67 meters/second, 1604.4 km/hour, 996.9 miles/hour or 866.3 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' 32.2"	16.62 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 16.2"	996.89 mi	west	0° 11' 30.0"	13.17 mi	north	997.20 mi
24 hours	10° 53' 32.3"	746.93 mi	east	4° 40' 53.6"	321.71 mi	north	816.21 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
Recife	Tue 10:48 AM	1243 km	772 miles	671 nm	WNW
Salvador *	Tue 11:48 AM	1614 km	1003 miles	871 nm	W
Fortaleza	Tue 10:48 AM	1795 km	1115 miles	969 nm	WNW
Jamestown	Tue 1:48 PM	2050 km	1274 miles	1107 nm	ESE
Monrovia	Tue 1:48 PM	2369 km	1472 miles	1279 nm	NE
Freetown	Tue 1:48 PM	2421 km	1504 miles	1307 nm	NNE
Rio de Janeiro *	Tue 11:48 AM	2466 km	1532 miles	1331 nm	SW
Conakry	Tue 1:48 PM	2496 km	1551 miles	1348 nm	NNE
Bissau	Tue 1:48 PM	2652 km	1648 miles	1432 nm	NNE
Brasilia *	Tue 11:48 AM	2663 km	1655 miles	1438 nm	WSW