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 Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 14:48:00 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 Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 14:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 24'	South
Longitude:	39° 49'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.11 meters/second, 1667.2 km/hour, 1035.9 miles/hour or 900.2 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"	17.27 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.27 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.0"	1036.00 mi	west	0° 00' 59.0"	1.13 mi	north	1036.01 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 02.2"	4.65 mi	west	0° 23' 36.7"	27.04 mi	north	27.44 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 11, 2012 at 14:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 60'	South
Longitude:	179° 25'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.94 meters/second, 1544.2 km/hour, 959.5 miles/hour or 833.8 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' 25.5"	15.99 mi	west	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	south	15.99 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 31.7"	959.29 mi	west	0° 09' 41.7"	11.11 mi	south	958.97 mi
24 hours	13° 57' 58.0"	928.76 mi	east	3° 19' 44.9"	228.97 mi	south	948.52 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
Sobral	Sun 11:48 AM	70 km	44 miles	38 nm	SW
Fortaleza	Sun 11:48 AM	142 km	88 miles	77 nm	ESE
Parnaíba	Sun 11:48 AM	223 km	138 miles	120 nm	WNW
Natal	Sun 11:48 AM	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	ESE
Recife	Sun 11:48 AM	754 km	468 miles	407 nm	SE
Fernando de Noronha	Sun 12:48 PM	823 km	512 miles	444 nm	E
Belém	Sun 11:48 AM	988 km	614 miles	534 nm	WNW
Salvador	Sun 11:48 AM	1069 km	664 miles	577 nm	S
Brasilia	Sun 11:48 AM	1632 km	1014 miles	881 nm	SSW
Cayenne	Sun 11:48 AM	1670 km	1037 miles	902 nm	WNW