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 12:10:00 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 12:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 13'	North
Longitude:	1° 57'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 453.48 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' 09.0"	1014.36 mi	west	0° 00' 49.8"	0.95 mi	south	1014.38 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 41.7"	4.17 mi	west	0° 20' 00.6"	22.93 mi	south	23.30 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, August 20, 2012 at 12:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 33'	South
Longitude:	30° 18'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.10 meters/second, 1606.0 km/hour, 997.9 miles/hour or 867.1 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' 29.5"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 12.3"	0.24 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 32.9"	997.82 mi	west	0° 12' 21.5"	14.16 mi	south	997.74 mi
24 hours	12° 22' 11.9"	851.69 mi	east	4° 46' 36.5"	328.29 mi	south	908.63 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
Koudougou	Mon 12:10 PM	45 km	28 miles	24 nm	W
Ouagadougou	Mon 12:10 PM	50 km	31 miles	27 nm	ENE
Bobo-Dioulasso	Mon 12:10 PM	279 km	173 miles	151 nm	WSW
Tamale	Mon 12:10 PM	333 km	207 miles	180 nm	SSE
Koutiala	Mon 12:10 PM	383 km	238 miles	207 nm	W
Sikasso	Mon 12:10 PM	418 km	259 miles	225 nm	WSW
Kara	Mon 12:10 PM	453 km	281 miles	244 nm	SE
Niamey	Mon 1:10 PM	464 km	288 miles	251 nm	ENE
Sokodé	Mon 12:10 PM	492 km	306 miles	266 nm	SE
Parakou	Mon 1:10 PM	593 km	369 miles	320 nm	ESE