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 15, 2012 at 12:32:00 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 15, 2012 at 12:32:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 49'	North
Longitude:	7° 11'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.55 meters/second, 1622.0 km/hour, 1007.8 miles/hour or 875.8 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' 00.1"	16.80 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	south	16.80 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.4"	1007.75 mi	west	0° 00' 47.1"	0.90 mi	south	1007.78 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 04.6"	3.45 mi	west	0° 18' 59.8"	21.77 mi	south	22.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 12:32:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 41'	North
Longitude:	34° 21'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.68 meters/second, 1546.8 km/hour, 961.2 miles/hour or 835.2 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' 30.0"	16.02 mi	west	0° 00' 07.5"	0.14 mi	south	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 05.5"	960.98 mi	west	0° 07' 37.2"	8.73 mi	south	961.34 mi
24 hours	11° 54' 30.3"	789.20 mi	east	3° 26' 37.8"	236.79 mi	south	830.26 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
Bamako	Wed 12:32 PM	158 km	98 miles	85 nm	SW
Koutiala	Wed 12:32 PM	244 km	152 miles	132 nm	SE
Sikasso	Wed 12:32 PM	322 km	200 miles	174 nm	SSE
Bobo-Dioulasso	Wed 12:32 PM	429 km	267 miles	232 nm	SE
Koudougou	Wed 12:32 PM	550 km	342 miles	297 nm	ESE
Ouagadougou	Wed 12:32 PM	633 km	394 miles	342 nm	ESE
Nzérékoré	Wed 12:32 PM	695 km	432 miles	375 nm	SSW
Bouaké	Wed 12:32 PM	718 km	446 miles	387 nm	SSE
Gabú	Wed 12:32 PM	783 km	487 miles	423 nm	WSW
Kenema	Wed 12:32 PM	791 km	491 miles	427 nm	SW