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 22, 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 Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 16:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 15'	South
Longitude:	60° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.53 meters/second, 1643.5 km/hour, 1021.2 miles/hour or 887.4 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"	17.02 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.02 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.7"	1021.20 mi	west	0° 00' 54.7"	1.04 mi	north	1021.22 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 56.2"	2.20 mi	west	0° 21' 56.1"	25.13 mi	north	25.22 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 16:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 25'	South
Longitude:	54° 13'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.71 meters/second, 1619.0 km/hour, 1006.0 miles/hour or 874.2 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' 33.3"	16.77 mi	west	0° 00' 11.7"	0.23 mi	north	16.77 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 18.8"	1005.97 mi	west	0° 11' 50.1"	13.55 mi	north	1006.14 mi
24 hours	10° 33' 44.2"	730.00 mi	east	4° 42' 22.8"	323.39 mi	north	798.83 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
Porto Velho	Wed 12:14 PM	419 km	260 miles	226 nm	WNW
Manaus	Wed 12:14 PM	789 km	490 miles	426 nm	N
Rio Branco	Wed 12:14 PM	814 km	506 miles	440 nm	W
La Paz	Wed 12:14 PM	1087 km	675 miles	587 nm	SW
Sucre	Wed 12:14 PM	1105 km	687 miles	597 nm	SSW
Brasilia *	Wed 2:14 PM	1489 km	925 miles	804 nm	ESE
Belém	Wed 1:14 PM	1638 km	1018 miles	884 nm	NE
Asuncion *	Wed 1:14 PM	1690 km	1050 miles	912 nm	S
Lima	Wed 11:14 AM	1829 km	1136 miles	987 nm	W
Paramaribo	Wed 1:14 PM	1868 km	1161 miles	1009 nm	NNE