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 12, 2012 at 11:18:00 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 12, 2012 at 11:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 46'	North
Longitude:	11° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.67 meters/second, 1615.2 km/hour, 1003.6 miles/hour or 872.1 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"	16.73 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	south	16.73 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.5"	1003.52 mi	west	0° 00' 45.4"	0.87 mi	south	1003.55 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 40.6"	2.99 mi	west	0° 18' 18.5"	20.98 mi	south	21.19 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, August 12, 2012 at 11:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 30'	North
Longitude:	52° 32'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.46 meters/second, 1502.8 km/hour, 933.8 miles/hour or 811.5 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' 30.2"	15.56 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.56 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 09.4"	933.54 mi	west	0° 00' 12.4"	0.24 mi	south	933.55 mi
24 hours	11° 59' 56.4"	772.47 mi	east	0° 33' 45.3"	38.71 mi	south	774.92 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
Zinder	Sun 12:18 PM	287 km	179 miles	155 nm	WSW
Kano	Sun 12:18 PM	442 km	275 miles	239 nm	SW
Agadez	Sun 12:18 PM	445 km	277 miles	241 nm	NW
Ndjamena	Sun 12:18 PM	487 km	303 miles	263 nm	SE
Maradi	Sun 12:18 PM	492 km	305 miles	265 nm	WSW
Garoua	Sun 12:18 PM	640 km	398 miles	346 nm	SSE
Kaduna	Sun 12:18 PM	642 km	399 miles	347 nm	SW
Abuja	Sun 12:18 PM	775 km	481 miles	418 nm	SW
Moundou	Sun 12:18 PM	850 km	528 miles	459 nm	SE
Sarh	Sun 12:18 PM	977 km	607 miles	527 nm	SE