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 Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 15:46:00 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 Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 15:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 44'	North
Longitude:	55° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.34 meters/second, 1599.6 km/hour, 994.0 miles/hour or 863.7 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' 00.1"	16.57 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.57 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.1"	993.80 mi	west	0° 00' 41.1"	0.79 mi	south	993.83 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 43.9"	1.91 mi	west	0° 16' 35.7"	19.02 mi	south	19.12 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, August 5, 2012 at 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 06'	North
Longitude:	164° 17'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.19 meters/second, 1617.1 km/hour, 1004.8 miles/hour or 873.2 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' 32.7"	16.75 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.75 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 48.0"	1004.80 mi	west	0° 11' 32.5"	13.22 mi	north	1004.80 mi
24 hours	10° 48' 35.7"	746.69 mi	east	4° 27' 58.3"	306.91 mi	north	805.15 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
Bridgetown	Sun 11:46 AM	615 km	382 miles	332 nm	SW
Fort-de-France	Sun 11:46 AM	663 km	412 miles	358 nm	WSW
Pointe-à-Pitre	Sun 11:46 AM	669 km	416 miles	361 nm	W
Roseau	Sun 11:46 AM	671 km	417 miles	362 nm	WSW
Castries	Sun 11:46 AM	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	WSW
Basse-Terre (Guadeloupe)	Sun 11:46 AM	693 km	431 miles	374 nm	W
Vieux Fort	Sun 11:46 AM	694 km	431 miles	374 nm	WSW
Saint John's (Antigua)	Sun 11:46 AM	700 km	435 miles	378 nm	W
Brades	Sun 11:46 AM	737 km	458 miles	398 nm	W
Kingstown	Sun 11:46 AM	751 km	467 miles	406 nm	WSW