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 Monday, March 12, 2012 at 20:20:00 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 Monday, March 12, 2012 at 20:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 55'	South
Longitude:	122° 54'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.32 meters/second, 1668.0 km/hour, 1036.4 miles/hour or 900.6 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' 10.1"	1036.49 mi	west	0° 00' 59.0"	1.13 mi	north	1036.50 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 07.1"	4.74 mi	west	0° 23' 39.2"	27.09 mi	north	27.50 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, March 12, 2012 at 20:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 55'	South
Longitude:	114° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.08 meters/second, 1508.7 km/hour, 937.5 miles/hour or 814.6 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' 24.5"	15.63 mi	west	0° 00' 06.0"	0.12 mi	south	15.63 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 32.7"	937.20 mi	west	0° 05' 58.2"	6.85 mi	south	936.93 mi
24 hours	14° 13' 45.5"	925.52 mi	east	1° 43' 54.9"	119.15 mi	south	927.98 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
Adamstown	Mon 12:20 PM	2570 km	1597 miles	1388 nm	SSW
Easter Island *	Mon 3:20 PM	3040 km	1889 miles	1642 nm	SSE
Papeete	Mon 10:20 AM	3332 km	2070 miles	1799 nm	WSW
Mexico City	Mon 2:20 PM	3586 km	2228 miles	1936 nm	NE
Galapagos Islands	Mon 2:20 PM	3711 km	2306 miles	2004 nm	E
Hermosillo	Mon 1:20 PM	3761 km	2337 miles	2031 nm	NNE
Kiritimati	Tue 10:20 AM	3869 km	2404 miles	2089 nm	W
Guatemala	Mon 2:20 PM	4061 km	2523 miles	2193 nm	ENE
Los Angeles *	Mon 1:20 PM	4120 km	2560 miles	2225 nm	N
San Salvador	Mon 2:20 PM	4149 km	2578 miles	2241 nm	ENE