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 26, 2012 at 20:04:00 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 26, 2012 at 20:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 42'	South
Longitude:	118° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.58 meters/second, 1650.9 km/hour, 1025.8 miles/hour or 891.4 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"	17.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.10 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.1"	1025.81 mi	west	0° 00' 56.0"	1.07 mi	north	1025.83 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 33.4"	2.91 mi	west	0° 22' 30.7"	25.79 mi	north	25.95 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 20:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 16'	North
Longitude:	67° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.15 meters/second, 1562.9 km/hour, 971.2 miles/hour or 843.9 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' 32.9"	16.19 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	north	16.19 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 56.9"	970.99 mi	west	0° 08' 16.0"	9.48 mi	north	970.72 mi
24 hours	10° 58' 35.9"	732.62 mi	east	2° 58' 44.4"	204.87 mi	north	755.40 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
Adamstown	Sun 12:04 PM	2217 km	1377 miles	1197 nm	SSW
Easter Island *	Sun 3:04 PM	2232 km	1387 miles	1205 nm	SSE
Galapagos Islands	Sun 2:04 PM	3269 km	2031 miles	1765 nm	ENE
Papeete	Sun 10:04 AM	3549 km	2205 miles	1916 nm	WSW
Mexico City	Sun 2:04 PM	3739 km	2324 miles	2019 nm	NNE
Guatemala	Sun 2:04 PM	3984 km	2476 miles	2151 nm	NE
San Salvador	Sun 2:04 PM	4037 km	2509 miles	2180 nm	NE
Managua	Sun 2:04 PM	4206 km	2613 miles	2271 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Sun 2:04 PM	4235 km	2631 miles	2287 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sun 1:04 PM	4248 km	2640 miles	2294 nm	N