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 15, 2012 at 10:56:00 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 15, 2012 at 10:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 53'	South
Longitude:	17° 56'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.67 meters/second, 1669.2 km/hour, 1037.2 miles/hour or 901.3 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"	17.29 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.29 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.6"	1037.28 mi	west	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	north	1037.28 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 15.6"	4.91 mi	west	0° 23' 42.7"	27.16 mi	north	27.60 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, March 15, 2012 at 10:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 32'	South
Longitude:	67° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.26 meters/second, 1494.9 km/hour, 928.9 miles/hour or 807.2 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' 25.7"	15.48 mi	west	0° 00' 02.9"	0.05 mi	north	15.48 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 47.6"	928.66 mi	west	0° 02' 56.5"	3.37 mi	north	928.83 mi
24 hours	13° 23' 28.2"	861.86 mi	east	1° 44' 50.7"	120.22 mi	north	875.18 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
Impfondo	Thu 11:56 AM	387 km	241 miles	209 nm	N
Brazzaville	Thu 11:56 AM	395 km	245 miles	213 nm	SW
Kinshasa	Thu 11:56 AM	397 km	247 miles	214 nm	SW
Franceville	Thu 11:56 AM	484 km	301 miles	261 nm	W
Dolisie	Thu 11:56 AM	638 km	396 miles	344 nm	WSW
Bimbo	Thu 11:56 AM	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	N
Bangui	Thu 11:56 AM	694 km	431 miles	375 nm	N
Berbérati	Thu 11:56 AM	720 km	447 miles	389 nm	NNW
Pointe-Noire	Thu 11:56 AM	745 km	463 miles	402 nm	WSW
Cabinda	Thu 11:56 AM	756 km	470 miles	408 nm	WSW