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 17:02:00 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 17:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 12'	South
Longitude:	73° 53'	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' 25.3"	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 17:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 06'	South
Longitude:	106° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.24 meters/second, 1602.9 km/hour, 996.0 miles/hour or 865.5 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"	16.60 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.60 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 31.9"	995.93 mi	west	0° 11' 07.0"	12.73 mi	north	996.24 mi
24 hours	10° 47' 58.8"	739.63 mi	east	4° 32' 44.9"	312.39 mi	north	806.02 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
Villavicencio	Mon 12:02 PM	482 km	299 miles	260 nm	N
Cali	Mon 12:02 PM	493 km	307 miles	266 nm	NW
Quito	Mon 12:02 PM	514 km	320 miles	278 nm	W
Bogota	Mon 12:02 PM	535 km	332 miles	289 nm	N
Pereira	Mon 12:02 PM	590 km	367 miles	319 nm	NNW
Manizales	Mon 12:02 PM	609 km	378 miles	329 nm	NNW
Guayaquil	Mon 12:02 PM	706 km	439 miles	381 nm	WSW
Medellin	Mon 12:02 PM	738 km	459 miles	399 nm	NNW
Panama	Mon 12:02 PM	1193 km	742 miles	644 nm	NNW
Lima	Mon 12:02 PM	1357 km	843 miles	733 nm	SSW