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 12:38:00 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 12:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 29'	North
Longitude:	8° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.41 meters/second, 1574.7 km/hour, 978.5 miles/hour or 850.3 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"	16.31 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	south	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.9"	978.22 mi	west	0° 00' 32.9"	0.63 mi	south	978.24 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 02.0"	0.04 mi	west	0° 13' 19.3"	15.27 mi	south	15.27 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, July 25, 2012 at 12:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 40'	South
Longitude:	65° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.51 meters/second, 1578.6 km/hour, 980.9 miles/hour or 852.4 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' 28.6"	16.35 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	south	16.35 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 34.6"	980.77 mi	west	0° 10' 56.0"	12.53 mi	south	980.53 mi
24 hours	12° 52' 04.2"	871.82 mi	east	4° 02' 45.0"	278.16 mi	south	908.37 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
Bamako	Wed 12:38 PM	758 km	471 miles	409 nm	S
Koutiala	Wed 12:38 PM	837 km	520 miles	452 nm	SSE
Nouakchott	Wed 12:38 PM	841 km	523 miles	454 nm	W
Rosso	Wed 12:38 PM	876 km	544 miles	473 nm	WSW
Sikasso	Wed 12:38 PM	943 km	586 miles	509 nm	SSE
Nouadhibou	Wed 12:38 PM	943 km	586 miles	509 nm	WNW
Touba	Wed 12:38 PM	969 km	602 miles	523 nm	WSW
El Aaiún	Wed 12:38 PM	993 km	617 miles	536 nm	NNW
Bobo-Dioulasso	Wed 12:38 PM	1008 km	627 miles	544 nm	SSE
Koudougou	Wed 12:38 PM	1012 km	629 miles	546 nm	SE