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, March 6, 2012 at 16:22:00 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, March 6, 2012 at 16:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 20'	South
Longitude:	62° 60'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.92 meters/second, 1662.9 km/hour, 1033.3 miles/hour or 897.9 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' 00.0"	17.22 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.22 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.9"	1033.33 mi	west	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	north	1033.34 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 37.7"	4.17 mi	west	0° 23' 21.1"	26.75 mi	north	27.07 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 16:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 08'	North
Longitude:	93° 36'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.32 meters/second, 1592.3 km/hour, 989.4 miles/hour or 859.8 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' 29.0"	16.49 mi	west	0° 00' 12.1"	0.23 mi	south	16.49 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 06.8"	989.34 mi	west	0° 12' 09.8"	13.94 mi	south	989.72 mi
24 hours	12° 22' 42.8"	845.47 mi	east	5° 07' 06.5"	351.75 mi	south	920.27 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	Tue 12:22 PM	392 km	243 miles	211 nm	SSW
Manaus	Tue 12:22 PM	411 km	255 miles	222 nm	NE
Rio Branco	Tue 12:22 PM	740 km	460 miles	400 nm	SW
La Paz	Tue 12:22 PM	1358 km	844 miles	733 nm	SSW
Georgetown	Tue 12:22 PM	1446 km	898 miles	781 nm	NNE
Paramaribo	Tue 1:22 PM	1509 km	938 miles	815 nm	NE
Sucre	Tue 12:22 PM	1536 km	955 miles	830 nm	S
Cayenne	Tue 1:22 PM	1641 km	1020 miles	886 nm	NE
Bogota	Tue 11:22 AM	1653 km	1027 miles	892 nm	NW
Belém	Tue 1:22 PM	1668 km	1037 miles	901 nm	ENE