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 19, 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 Monday, March 19, 2012 at 14:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 14'	South
Longitude:	40° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.92 meters/second, 1670.1 km/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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' 10.9"	1037.84 mi	west	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	north	1037.84 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 25.2"	5.10 mi	west	0° 23' 43.1"	27.16 mi	north	27.64 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, March 19, 2012 at 14:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 31'	South
Longitude:	74° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.72 meters/second, 1601.0 km/hour, 994.8 miles/hour or 864.5 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' 32.4"	16.58 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 25.7"	994.76 mi	west	0° 11' 03.1"	12.66 mi	north	995.08 mi
24 hours	10° 50' 03.4"	741.23 mi	east	4° 31' 42.7"	311.21 mi	north	807.22 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
Fortaleza	Mon 11:48 AM	437 km	271 miles	236 nm	SSE
Belém	Mon 11:48 AM	913 km	567 miles	493 nm	W
Fernando de Noronha	Mon 12:48 PM	973 km	605 miles	526 nm	ESE
Recife	Mon 11:48 AM	1062 km	660 miles	573 nm	SE
Salvador	Mon 11:48 AM	1423 km	884 miles	768 nm	S
Cayenne	Mon 11:48 AM	1447 km	899 miles	781 nm	WNW
Paramaribo	Mon 11:48 AM	1775 km	1103 miles	958 nm	WNW
Brasilia	Mon 11:48 AM	1908 km	1186 miles	1030 nm	SSW
Georgetown	Mon 10:48 AM	2124 km	1320 miles	1147 nm	WNW
Manaus	Mon 10:48 AM	2209 km	1373 miles	1193 nm	W