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 28, 2012 at 18:04:00 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 Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 18:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 59'	South
Longitude:	88° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.42 meters/second, 1653.9 km/hour, 1027.7 miles/hour or 893.0 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"	17.13 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.13 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.8"	1027.71 mi	west	0° 00' 56.7"	1.08 mi	north	1027.73 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 49.3"	3.22 mi	west	0° 22' 44.3"	26.04 mi	north	26.24 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 18:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 18'	North
Longitude:	16° 32'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.30 meters/second, 1516.7 km/hour, 942.4 miles/hour or 818.9 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' 31.3"	15.71 mi	west	0° 00' 04.6"	0.09 mi	north	15.71 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 14.7"	942.15 mi	west	0° 04' 36.8"	5.29 mi	north	941.93 mi
24 hours	11° 40' 40.5"	757.79 mi	east	1° 24' 30.8"	96.91 mi	north	760.47 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
Galapagos Islands	Tue 12:04 PM	800 km	497 miles	432 nm	NNW
Guayaquil	Tue 1:04 PM	1113 km	692 miles	601 nm	NE
Lima	Tue 1:04 PM	1297 km	806 miles	700 nm	ESE
Quito	Tue 1:04 PM	1370 km	851 miles	740 nm	NE
Cali	Tue 1:04 PM	1803 km	1121 miles	974 nm	NE
San Jose	Tue 12:04 PM	2032 km	1262 miles	1097 nm	NNE
Bogota	Tue 1:04 PM	2093 km	1300 miles	1130 nm	NE
Panama	Tue 1:04 PM	2106 km	1309 miles	1137 nm	NNE
Managua	Tue 12:04 PM	2236 km	1389 miles	1207 nm	N
La Paz	Tue 2:04 PM	2369 km	1472 miles	1279 nm	ESE