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 16:38:00 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 16:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 46'	North
Longitude:	68° 41'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.65 meters/second, 1622.3 km/hour, 1008.1 miles/hour or 876.0 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' 07.5"	1007.99 mi	west	0° 00' 47.2"	0.90 mi	south	1008.02 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 06.0"	3.47 mi	west	0° 19' 02.0"	21.81 mi	south	22.08 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, August 15, 2012 at 16:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 09'	North
Longitude:	93° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.87 meters/second, 1551.1 km/hour, 963.8 miles/hour or 837.5 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' 30.0"	16.06 mi	west	0° 00' 07.9"	0.15 mi	south	16.06 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 08.5"	963.65 mi	west	0° 07' 59.2"	9.15 mi	south	964.02 mi
24 hours	11° 53' 21.2"	790.07 mi	east	3° 34' 43.6"	246.06 mi	south	833.79 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
Kralendijk (Bonaire)	Wed 12:38 PM	184 km	115 miles	100 nm	SSE
Willemstad	Wed 12:38 PM	186 km	115 miles	100 nm	S
Oranjestad	Wed 12:38 PM	197 km	123 miles	107 nm	SW
Valencia	Wed 12:08 PM	398 km	248 miles	215 nm	S
Maracay	Wed 12:08 PM	402 km	250 miles	217 nm	SSE
Caracas	Wed 12:08 PM	411 km	255 miles	222 nm	SSE
Barquisimeto	Wed 12:08 PM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	S
Maracaibo	Wed 12:08 PM	463 km	288 miles	250 nm	SW
Ponce	Wed 12:38 PM	519 km	323 miles	280 nm	NNE
Punta Cana	Wed 12:38 PM	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	N