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 Friday, March 9, 2012 at 17:06:00 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 Friday, March 9, 2012 at 17:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 09'	South
Longitude:	74° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.71 meters/second, 1665.8 km/hour, 1035.1 miles/hour or 899.4 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"	17.25 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.25 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.5"	1035.11 mi	west	0° 00' 58.7"	1.12 mi	north	1035.12 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 53.7"	4.48 mi	west	0° 23' 31.7"	26.95 mi	north	27.32 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, March 9, 2012 at 17:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 02'	South
Longitude:	120° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.85 meters/second, 1597.9 km/hour, 992.9 miles/hour or 862.8 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' 27.5"	16.55 mi	west	0° 00' 13.3"	0.25 mi	south	16.55 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 35.8"	992.75 mi	west	0° 13' 13.8"	15.15 mi	south	992.63 mi
24 hours	13° 09' 37.5"	903.54 mi	east	5° 02' 35.2"	346.63 mi	south	962.07 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	Fri 12:06 PM	112 km	70 miles	61 nm	ENE
Quito	Fri 12:06 PM	646 km	401 miles	349 nm	NW
Guayaquil	Fri 12:06 PM	670 km	416 miles	362 nm	WNW
Cali	Fri 12:06 PM	873 km	542 miles	471 nm	NNW
Lima	Fri 12:06 PM	930 km	578 miles	502 nm	SSW
Rio Branco	Fri 1:06 PM	955 km	593 miles	516 nm	SE
Bogota	Fri 12:06 PM	971 km	603 miles	524 nm	N
Medellin	Fri 12:06 PM	1160 km	721 miles	626 nm	N
La Paz	Fri 1:06 PM	1519 km	944 miles	820 nm	SSE
Panama	Fri 12:06 PM	1569 km	975 miles	847 nm	NNW