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 Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 11:18:00 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 Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 11:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 34'	North
Longitude:	11° 42'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.51 meters/second, 1553.4 km/hour, 965.3 miles/hour or 838.8 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° 14' 59.9"	16.09 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.09 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.9"	964.94 mi	west	0° 00' 23.3"	0.45 mi	south	964.96 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 31.8"	1.64 mi	east	0° 09' 31.1"	10.92 mi	south	11.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 11:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 27'	North
Longitude:	45° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.81 meters/second, 1514.9 km/hour, 941.3 miles/hour or 818.0 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' 31.0"	15.69 mi	west	0° 00' 03.7"	0.07 mi	north	15.69 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 02.2"	941.05 mi	west	0° 03' 44.2"	4.28 mi	north	940.87 mi
24 hours	11° 43' 47.9"	760.46 mi	east	1° 03' 08.4"	72.40 mi	north	761.27 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
Agadez	Sat 12:18 PM	642 km	399 miles	347 nm	SW
Sabha	Sat 1:18 PM	666 km	414 miles	359 nm	NNE
Zinder	Sat 12:18 PM	906 km	563 miles	489 nm	SSW
Maradi	Sat 12:18 PM	1018 km	633 miles	550 nm	SSW
Ndjamena	Sat 12:18 PM	1106 km	687 miles	597 nm	SSE
Kano	Sat 12:18 PM	1112 km	691 miles	601 nm	SSW
Tripoli	Sat 1:18 PM	1263 km	785 miles	682 nm	N
Niamey	Sat 12:18 PM	1353 km	841 miles	731 nm	SW
Abuja	Sat 12:18 PM	1455 km	904 miles	785 nm	SSW
Valletta *	Sat 1:18 PM	1611 km	1001 miles	870 nm	N