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 Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 14:08:00 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 Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 14:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 37'	South
Longitude:	29° 57'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.44 meters/second, 1668.4 km/hour, 1036.7 miles/hour or 900.9 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"	17.28 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.2"	1036.75 mi	west	0° 00' 59.1"	1.13 mi	north	1036.76 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 09.6"	4.79 mi	west	0° 23' 40.5"	27.11 mi	north	27.54 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 14:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 20'	South
Longitude:	141° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.13 meters/second, 1494.5 km/hour, 928.6 miles/hour or 806.9 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' 24.3"	15.48 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	south	15.48 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 23.0"	928.35 mi	west	0° 03' 25.2"	3.92 mi	south	928.18 mi
24 hours	14° 11' 15.6"	914.27 mi	east	0° 41' 44.1"	47.86 mi	south	913.33 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
Fernando de Noronha	Tue 12:08 PM	309 km	192 miles	167 nm	WSW
Natal	Tue 11:08 AM	684 km	425 miles	369 nm	WSW
Recife	Tue 11:08 AM	817 km	507 miles	441 nm	SW
Fortaleza	Tue 11:08 AM	968 km	602 miles	523 nm	W
Salvador	Tue 11:08 AM	1481 km	920 miles	800 nm	SW
Praia	Tue 1:08 PM	2065 km	1283 miles	1115 nm	NNE
Belém	Tue 11:08 AM	2067 km	1284 miles	1116 nm	W
Freetown	Tue 2:08 PM	2224 km	1382 miles	1201 nm	NE
Conakry	Tue 2:08 PM	2245 km	1395 miles	1212 nm	NE
Bissau	Tue 2:08 PM	2256 km	1402 miles	1218 nm	NE