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 16:28:00 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 16:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 13'	South
Longitude:	65° 23'	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' 43.2"	27.16 mi	north	27.64 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, March 19, 2012 at 16:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 13'	South
Longitude:	98° 21'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.11 meters/second, 1602.4 km/hour, 995.7 miles/hour or 865.2 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' 32.4"	16.59 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.60 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 30.3"	995.64 mi	west	0° 11' 05.9"	12.72 mi	north	995.95 mi
24 hours	10° 48' 29.9"	740.03 mi	east	4° 32' 29.7"	312.10 mi	north	806.32 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
Boa Vista	Mon 12:28 PM	619 km	385 miles	334 nm	ENE
Manaus	Mon 12:28 PM	677 km	421 miles	366 nm	ESE
Bogota	Mon 11:28 AM	1106 km	687 miles	597 nm	WNW
Georgetown	Mon 12:28 PM	1116 km	693 miles	603 nm	NE
Caracas	Mon 11:58 AM	1196 km	743 miles	646 nm	N
Port of Spain	Mon 12:28 PM	1273 km	791 miles	687 nm	NNE
Cali	Mon 11:28 AM	1300 km	808 miles	702 nm	WNW
Paramaribo	Mon 1:28 PM	1316 km	818 miles	711 nm	ENE
Medellin	Mon 11:28 AM	1342 km	834 miles	724 nm	WNW
Saint George's	Mon 12:28 PM	1416 km	880 miles	765 nm	NNE