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 8, 2012 at 17:40:00 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 8, 2012 at 17:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 52'	North
Longitude:	83° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.31 meters/second, 1606.7 km/hour, 998.4 miles/hour or 867.6 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"	16.64 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.64 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.3"	998.22 mi	west	0° 00' 43.1"	0.83 mi	south	998.25 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 10.2"	2.41 mi	west	0° 17' 23.9"	19.94 mi	south	20.08 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at 17:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 23'	North
Longitude:	169° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.70 meters/second, 1561.3 km/hour, 970.2 miles/hour or 843.1 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' 32.4"	16.17 mi	west	0° 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	north	16.17 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 31.7"	970.00 mi	west	0° 07' 48.4"	8.95 mi	north	969.73 mi
24 hours	348° 53' 35.9"	740.90 mi	west	2° 46' 49.2"	191.20 mi	north	760.11 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
La Ceiba	Wed 11:40 AM	311 km	193 miles	168 nm	W
Tegucigalpa	Wed 11:40 AM	411 km	255 miles	222 nm	WSW
Choloma	Wed 11:40 AM	436 km	271 miles	236 nm	W
George Town (Cayman)	Wed 12:40 PM	466 km	290 miles	252 nm	NE
Managua	Wed 11:40 AM	485 km	301 miles	262 nm	SSW
Masaya	Wed 11:40 AM	493 km	306 miles	266 nm	SSW
Belize City	Wed 11:40 AM	493 km	307 miles	266 nm	WNW
San Miguel	Wed 11:40 AM	532 km	331 miles	287 nm	WSW
Belmopan	Wed 11:40 AM	543 km	338 miles	293 nm	WNW
Chetumal *	Wed 12:40 PM	552 km	343 miles	298 nm	WNW