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 Friday, July 13, 2012 at 10:18:00 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 Friday, July 13, 2012 at 10:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 44'	North
Longitude:	26° 41'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.03 meters/second, 1551.7 km/hour, 964.2 miles/hour or 837.9 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° 14' 59.9"	16.07 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.07 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.7"	963.88 mi	west	0° 00' 22.3"	0.43 mi	south	963.90 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 39.3"	1.77 mi	east	0° 09' 08.2"	10.48 mi	south	10.63 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, July 13, 2012 at 10:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 24'	North
Longitude:	42° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.53 meters/second, 1535.5 km/hour, 954.1 miles/hour or 829.1 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' 31.9"	15.90 mi	west	0° 00' 06.0"	0.11 mi	north	15.90 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 55.0"	953.89 mi	west	0° 05' 55.0"	6.78 mi	north	953.64 mi
24 hours	11° 23' 47.6"	748.16 mi	east	1° 58' 32.8"	135.91 mi	north	756.04 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
Kufra	Fri 12:18 PM	442 km	274 miles	238 nm	NW
Khartoum	Fri 1:18 PM	917 km	570 miles	495 nm	SE
Hurghada	Fri 12:18 PM	947 km	589 miles	511 nm	NE
Al Jizah	Fri 12:18 PM	1024 km	636 miles	553 nm	NNE
Cairo	Fri 12:18 PM	1028 km	639 miles	555 nm	NNE
Alexandria	Fri 12:18 PM	1100 km	683 miles	594 nm	NNE
Jeddah	Fri 1:18 PM	1293 km	804 miles	698 nm	E
Gaza *	Fri 1:18 PM	1331 km	827 miles	719 nm	NE
Medina	Fri 1:18 PM	1359 km	844 miles	734 nm	ENE
Makkah	Fri 1:18 PM	1361 km	846 miles	735 nm	E