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 Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 11:24:00 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 Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 11:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 20'	South
Longitude:	11° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.13 meters/second, 1656.5 km/hour, 1029.3 miles/hour or 894.4 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"	17.16 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.16 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.4"	1029.30 mi	west	0° 00' 57.1"	1.09 mi	north	1029.32 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 02.7"	3.48 mi	west	0° 22' 55.1"	26.25 mi	north	26.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, March 1, 2012 at 11:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 08'	North
Longitude:	103° 48'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.45 meters/second, 1495.6 km/hour, 929.3 miles/hour or 807.6 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' 29.7"	15.49 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	north	15.49 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 47.3"	929.03 mi	west	0° 00' 28.0"	0.54 mi	north	929.01 mi
24 hours	12° 11' 55.4"	781.86 mi	east	0° 19' 06.3"	21.91 mi	south	783.05 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
Cabinda	Thu 12:24 PM	201 km	125 miles	109 nm	NNE
Luanda	Thu 12:24 PM	230 km	143 miles	124 nm	SE
Pointe-Noire	Thu 12:24 PM	282 km	175 miles	152 nm	N
Dolisie	Thu 12:24 PM	359 km	223 miles	194 nm	NNE
Kinshasa	Thu 12:24 PM	513 km	318 miles	277 nm	NE
Brazzaville	Thu 12:24 PM	514 km	320 miles	278 nm	NE
Franceville	Thu 12:24 PM	661 km	411 miles	357 nm	NNE
Huambo	Thu 12:24 PM	741 km	461 miles	400 nm	SE
Port-Gentil	Thu 12:24 PM	802 km	498 miles	433 nm	NNW
Lubango	Thu 12:24 PM	860 km	534 miles	464 nm	SSE