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 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 Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 11:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 25'	North
Longitude:	11° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.98 meters/second, 1555.1 km/hour, 966.3 miles/hour or 839.7 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"	16.11 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.11 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.3"	966.00 mi	west	0° 00' 24.2"	0.46 mi	south	966.02 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 24.4"	1.51 mi	east	0° 09' 53.1"	11.34 mi	south	11.44 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, July 15, 2012 at 11:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 30'	North
Longitude:	33° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.52 meters/second, 1503.1 km/hour, 934.0 miles/hour or 811.6 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' 30.2"	15.57 mi	west	0° 00' 01.3"	0.03 mi	north	15.57 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 19.0"	933.69 mi	west	0° 01' 23.5"	1.60 mi	north	933.61 mi
24 hours	11° 58' 09.2"	770.53 mi	east	0° 04' 52.1"	5.58 mi	north	770.34 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
Agadez	Sun 12:18 PM	630 km	391 miles	340 nm	SW
Sabha	Sun 1:18 PM	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	NNE
Zinder	Sun 12:18 PM	891 km	553 miles	481 nm	SSW
Maradi	Sun 12:18 PM	1005 km	624 miles	542 nm	SSW
Ndjamena	Sun 12:18 PM	1089 km	677 miles	588 nm	SSE
Kano	Sun 12:18 PM	1097 km	681 miles	592 nm	SSW
Tripoli	Sun 1:18 PM	1280 km	795 miles	691 nm	N
Niamey	Sun 12:18 PM	1344 km	835 miles	726 nm	SW
Abuja	Sun 12:18 PM	1439 km	894 miles	777 nm	SSW
Valletta *	Sun 1:18 PM	1628 km	1012 miles	879 nm	N