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 15:58:00 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 15:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 48'	North
Longitude:	58° 12'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.80 meters/second, 1590.5 km/hour, 988.3 miles/hour or 858.8 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"	16.47 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.47 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 02.7"	988.09 mi	west	0° 00' 38.3"	0.73 mi	south	988.12 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 08.3"	1.25 mi	west	0° 15' 29.2"	17.75 mi	south	17.80 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at 15:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 04'	South
Longitude:	114° 21'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.82 meters/second, 1554.5 km/hour, 965.9 miles/hour or 839.4 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' 27.5"	16.10 mi	west	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	north	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 30.1"	965.82 mi	west	0° 09' 29.5"	10.88 mi	north	966.24 mi
24 hours	12° 38' 43.8"	844.76 mi	east	4° 07' 15.7"	283.31 mi	north	898.02 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
Pointe-à-Pitre	Wed 11:58 AM	395 km	245 miles	213 nm	WSW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Wed 11:58 AM	395 km	245 miles	213 nm	W
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Wed 11:58 AM	426 km	264 miles	230 nm	WSW
Roseau	Wed 11:58 AM	438 km	272 miles	236 nm	SW
Brades	Wed 11:58 AM	440 km	274 miles	238 nm	WSW
Fort-de-France	Wed 11:58 AM	468 km	291 miles	253 nm	SW
Basseterre (St. Kitts)	Wed 11:58 AM	483 km	300 miles	261 nm	W
Gustavia	Wed 11:58 AM	493 km	306 miles	266 nm	W
Castries	Wed 11:58 AM	513 km	319 miles	277 nm	SW
The Valley	Wed 11:58 AM	518 km	322 miles	280 nm	W