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 8, 2012 at 18:58:00 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 8, 2012 at 18:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 30'	South
Longitude:	102° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.49 meters/second, 1665.0 km/hour, 1034.6 miles/hour or 899.0 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"	17.24 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.3"	1034.61 mi	west	0° 00' 58.5"	1.12 mi	north	1034.62 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 49.3"	4.39 mi	west	0° 23' 28.8"	26.89 mi	north	27.25 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 18:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 02'	South
Longitude:	80° 51'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.32 meters/second, 1610.3 km/hour, 1000.6 miles/hour or 869.5 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' 28.4"	16.68 mi	west	0° 00' 13.7"	0.26 mi	south	16.68 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 22.6"	1000.55 mi	west	0° 13' 44.8"	15.75 mi	south	1000.60 mi
24 hours	12° 48' 11.3"	885.11 mi	east	5° 24' 58.0"	372.18 mi	south	957.60 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	Thu 12:58 PM	1449 km	900 miles	782 nm	ENE
Acapulco	Thu 12:58 PM	2374 km	1475 miles	1282 nm	N
San Salvador	Thu 12:58 PM	2469 km	1534 miles	1333 nm	NE
Guatemala	Thu 12:58 PM	2471 km	1535 miles	1334 nm	NNE
Guayaquil	Thu 1:58 PM	2483 km	1543 miles	1341 nm	E
Managua	Thu 12:58 PM	2545 km	1581 miles	1374 nm	NE
San Jose	Thu 12:58 PM	2560 km	1591 miles	1382 nm	NE
Easter Island *	Thu 1:58 PM	2614 km	1624 miles	1411 nm	SSW
Tegucigalpa	Thu 12:58 PM	2633 km	1636 miles	1421 nm	NE
Mexico City	Thu 12:58 PM	2667 km	1657 miles	1440 nm	N