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, March 7, 2012 at 17:02:00 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, March 7, 2012 at 17:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 56'	South
Longitude:	73° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.21 meters/second, 1664.0 km/hour, 1033.9 miles/hour or 898.5 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"	17.23 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.23 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.2"	1033.98 mi	west	0° 00' 58.5"	1.12 mi	north	1033.99 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 43.4"	4.28 mi	west	0° 23' 25.1"	26.82 mi	north	27.16 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 17:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 52'	North
Longitude:	96° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.86 meters/second, 1608.7 km/hour, 999.6 miles/hour or 868.6 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' 28.8"	16.66 mi	west	0° 00' 13.4"	0.26 mi	south	16.66 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 55.7"	999.54 mi	west	0° 13' 22.7"	15.32 mi	south	999.78 mi
24 hours	12° 30' 44.2"	863.58 mi	east	5° 27' 09.5"	374.67 mi	south	942.70 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
Iquitos	Wed 12:02 PM	120 km	75 miles	65 nm	N
Quito	Wed 12:02 PM	797 km	495 miles	430 nm	NW
Rio Branco	Wed 1:02 PM	805 km	500 miles	434 nm	SE
Guayaquil	Wed 12:02 PM	817 km	508 miles	441 nm	WNW
Lima	Wed 12:02 PM	902 km	560 miles	487 nm	SSW
Cali	Wed 12:02 PM	997 km	620 miles	538 nm	NNW
Bogota	Wed 12:02 PM	1063 km	661 miles	574 nm	N
Medellin	Wed 12:02 PM	1268 km	788 miles	684 nm	NNW
La Paz	Wed 1:02 PM	1389 km	863 miles	750 nm	SSE
Manaus	Wed 1:02 PM	1461 km	908 miles	789 nm	E