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 18, 2012 at 13:22:00 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 18, 2012 at 13:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 39'	South
Longitude:	18° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.90 meters/second, 1670.0 km/hour, 1037.7 miles/hour or 901.7 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"	17.30 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1037.78 mi	west	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	north	1037.78 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 23.2"	5.06 mi	west	0° 23' 43.7"	27.17 mi	north	27.64 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 13:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 59'	South
Longitude:	64° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.49 meters/second, 1575.0 km/hour, 978.6 miles/hour or 850.4 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' 30.9"	16.31 mi	west	0° 00' 09.8"	0.19 mi	north	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 59.8"	978.55 mi	west	0° 09' 57.8"	11.42 mi	north	978.94 mi
24 hours	11° 19' 39.2"	763.62 mi	east	4° 12' 14.5"	288.97 mi	north	821.83 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
Monrovia	Sun 1:22 PM	1176 km	731 miles	635 nm	NE
Freetown	Sun 1:22 PM	1184 km	736 miles	640 nm	NNE
Conakry	Sun 1:22 PM	1257 km	781 miles	679 nm	NNE
Bissau	Sun 1:22 PM	1429 km	888 miles	772 nm	NNE
Banjul	Sun 1:22 PM	1579 km	981 miles	853 nm	N
Dakar	Sun 1:22 PM	1702 km	1057 miles	919 nm	N
Yamoussoukro	Sun 1:22 PM	1714 km	1065 miles	926 nm	ENE
Abidjan	Sun 1:22 PM	1771 km	1100 miles	956 nm	ENE
Praia	Sun 12:22 PM	1799 km	1118 miles	971 nm	NNW
Bamako	Sun 1:22 PM	1894 km	1177 miles	1023 nm	NE