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 Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 07:38:00 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 Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 07:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 32'	North
Longitude:	66° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.29 meters/second, 1574.2 km/hour, 978.2 miles/hour or 850.0 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' 00.0"	16.30 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.8"	977.94 mi	west	0° 00' 32.8"	0.63 mi	south	977.97 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	west	0° 13' 15.4"	15.20 mi	south	15.20 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 07:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 44'	South
Longitude:	137° 59'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.06 meters/second, 1584.2 km/hour, 984.4 miles/hour or 855.4 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' 28.8"	16.41 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.21 mi	south	16.41 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 52.7"	984.25 mi	west	0° 11' 13.4"	12.86 mi	south	984.03 mi
24 hours	12° 44' 14.4"	865.74 mi	east	4° 11' 28.1"	288.13 mi	south	905.99 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
Karachi	Wed 12:38 PM	589 km	366 miles	318 nm	N
Vasai-Virar	Wed 1:08 PM	626 km	389 miles	338 nm	E
Mumbai	Wed 1:08 PM	630 km	392 miles	340 nm	E
Surat	Wed 1:08 PM	656 km	407 miles	354 nm	ENE
Hyderabad	Wed 12:38 PM	665 km	413 miles	359 nm	NNE
Ahmedabad	Wed 1:08 PM	717 km	445 miles	387 nm	NE
Vadodara	Wed 1:08 PM	731 km	454 miles	395 nm	ENE
Pune	Wed 1:08 PM	745 km	463 miles	403 nm	E
Muscat	Wed 11:38 AM	972 km	604 miles	525 nm	WNW
Indore	Wed 1:08 PM	1002 km	623 miles	541 nm	ENE