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, August 1, 2012 at 06:26:00 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, August 1, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 54'	North
Longitude:	84° 48'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.55 meters/second, 1589.6 km/hour, 987.7 miles/hour or 858.3 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"	16.46 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.46 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.5"	987.53 mi	west	0° 00' 38.0"	0.73 mi	south	987.56 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 04.5"	1.18 mi	west	0° 15' 22.3"	17.62 mi	south	17.66 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 06:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 30'	South
Longitude:	107° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.42 meters/second, 1542.3 km/hour, 958.3 miles/hour or 832.8 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' 26.6"	15.97 mi	west	0° 00' 08.5"	0.16 mi	north	15.97 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 45.9"	958.20 mi	west	0° 08' 39.2"	9.92 mi	north	958.61 mi
24 hours	12° 56' 18.5"	858.24 mi	east	3° 50' 47.9"	264.48 mi	north	905.56 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
Paralakhemundi	Wed 11:56 AM	124 km	77 miles	67 nm	NW
Chhatrapur	Wed 11:56 AM	147 km	91 miles	79 nm	N
Berhampur	Wed 11:56 AM	157 km	98 miles	85 nm	N
Visakhapatnam	Wed 11:56 AM	170 km	106 miles	92 nm	W
Puri	Wed 11:56 AM	196 km	122 miles	106 nm	NNE
Rayagada	Wed 11:56 AM	203 km	126 miles	110 nm	NW
Bhawanipatna	Wed 11:56 AM	224 km	139 miles	121 nm	NW
Koraput	Wed 11:56 AM	243 km	151 miles	131 nm	WNW
Bhubaneshwar	Wed 11:56 AM	282 km	175 miles	152 nm	NNE
Kakinada	Wed 11:56 AM	292 km	181 miles	158 nm	WSW