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 Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 04:18:00 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 Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 04:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 28'	North
Longitude:	116° 43'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.84 meters/second, 1554.6 km/hour, 966.0 miles/hour or 839.4 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"	16.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.1"	965.69 mi	west	0° 00' 24.0"	0.46 mi	south	965.71 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 26.6"	1.55 mi	east	0° 09' 46.6"	11.21 mi	south	11.32 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 04:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 17'	North
Longitude:	67° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.21 meters/second, 1505.6 km/hour, 935.5 miles/hour or 812.9 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' 30.4"	15.59 mi	west	0° 00' 02.1"	0.04 mi	north	15.59 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 30.3"	935.23 mi	west	0° 02' 05.9"	2.41 mi	north	935.12 mi
24 hours	11° 54' 39.6"	767.88 mi	east	0° 22' 15.1"	25.52 mi	north	767.34 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
Shantou	Sun 12:18 PM	210 km	131 miles	114 nm	N
Kowloon	Sun 12:18 PM	273 km	170 miles	148 nm	WNW
Hong Kong	Sun 12:18 PM	279 km	174 miles	151 nm	WNW
Shenzhen	Sun 12:18 PM	290 km	180 miles	157 nm	WNW
Macau	Sun 12:18 PM	339 km	210 miles	183 nm	WNW
Xiamen	Sun 12:18 PM	360 km	223 miles	194 nm	NNE
Guangzhou	Sun 12:18 PM	401 km	249 miles	217 nm	WNW
Foshan	Sun 12:18 PM	410 km	254 miles	221 nm	WNW
Kaohsiung	Sun 12:18 PM	423 km	263 miles	228 nm	ENE
Taichung	Sun 12:18 PM	503 km	312 miles	271 nm	NE