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 Monday, August 20, 2012 at 11:20:00 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 Monday, August 20, 2012 at 11:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 13'	North
Longitude:	10° 33'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 453.46 meters/second, 1632.5 km/hour, 1014.4 miles/hour or 881.5 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"	16.91 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	south	16.91 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.1"	1014.31 mi	west	0° 00' 49.7"	0.95 mi	south	1014.34 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 41.5"	4.16 mi	west	0° 20' 00.1"	22.92 mi	south	23.29 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, August 20, 2012 at 11:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 23'	South
Longitude:	42° 22'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.24 meters/second, 1606.5 km/hour, 998.2 miles/hour or 867.4 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' 29.6"	16.64 mi	west	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	south	16.64 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 34.8"	998.14 mi	west	0° 12' 22.8"	14.18 mi	south	998.07 mi
24 hours	12° 21' 20.3"	850.95 mi	east	4° 47' 25.2"	329.22 mi	south	908.36 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
Kano	Mon 12:20 PM	223 km	138 miles	120 nm	W
Zinder	Mon 12:20 PM	244 km	151 miles	132 nm	NW
Kaduna	Mon 12:20 PM	388 km	241 miles	210 nm	WSW
Maradi	Mon 12:20 PM	400 km	248 miles	216 nm	WNW
Garoua	Mon 12:20 PM	449 km	279 miles	242 nm	SE
Ndjamena	Mon 12:20 PM	491 km	305 miles	265 nm	E
Abuja	Mon 12:20 PM	499 km	310 miles	269 nm	SW
Agadez	Mon 12:20 PM	594 km	369 miles	321 nm	NNW
Bamenda	Mon 12:20 PM	694 km	431 miles	375 nm	S
Moundou	Mon 12:20 PM	727 km	452 miles	393 nm	ESE