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 28, 2012 at 13:04:00 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 28, 2012 at 13:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 48'	North
Longitude:	14° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.23 meters/second, 1581.2 km/hour, 982.5 miles/hour or 853.8 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° 15' 00.0"	16.38 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.38 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 01.1"	982.31 mi	west	0° 00' 35.2"	0.67 mi	south	982.34 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 30.0"	0.55 mi	west	0° 14' 16.0"	16.35 mi	south	16.36 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, July 28, 2012 at 13:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 56'	South
Longitude:	99° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.16 meters/second, 1498.2 km/hour, 930.9 miles/hour or 809.0 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' 24.1"	15.52 mi	west	0° 00' 03.3"	0.06 mi	south	15.52 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 09.6"	930.65 mi	west	0° 03' 19.3"	3.81 mi	south	930.49 mi
24 hours	14° 27' 03.8"	933.78 mi	east	0° 39' 36.5"	45.42 mi	south	932.81 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
Nouakchott	Sat 1:04 PM	162 km	100 miles	87 nm	WSW
Rosso	Sat 1:04 PM	282 km	175 miles	152 nm	SSW
Nouadhibou	Sat 1:04 PM	344 km	214 miles	186 nm	NW
Touba	Sat 1:04 PM	455 km	283 miles	246 nm	SSW
Thiès	Sat 1:04 PM	506 km	314 miles	273 nm	SSW
Dakar	Sat 1:04 PM	545 km	339 miles	294 nm	SSW
Farafenni	Sat 1:04 PM	588 km	365 miles	317 nm	S
Banjul	Sat 1:04 PM	627 km	390 miles	339 nm	SSW
Serekunda	Sat 1:04 PM	632 km	393 miles	341 nm	SSW
Gabú	Sat 1:04 PM	723 km	449 miles	391 nm	S