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 Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 17:46:00 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 Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 17:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 20'	North
Longitude:	87° 25'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.94 meters/second, 1663.0 km/hour, 1033.3 miles/hour or 897.9 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"	17.22 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.22 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 12.9"	1033.39 mi	west	0° 00' 56.5"	1.08 mi	south	1033.40 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 12.9"	5.99 mi	west	0° 22' 40.8"	25.98 mi	south	26.66 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, September 8, 2012 at 17:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 15'	North
Longitude:	177° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.32 meters/second, 1506.0 km/hour, 935.8 miles/hour or 813.2 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' 30.4"	15.60 mi	west	0° 00' 00.0"	0.00 mi	north	15.60 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 29.8"	935.49 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	south	935.49 mi
24 hours	11° 50' 53.2"	764.05 mi	east	0° 28' 00.5"	32.12 mi	south	765.92 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
Alajuela	Sat 11:46 AM	626 km	389 miles	338 nm	NE
San Jose	Sat 11:46 AM	627 km	390 miles	339 nm	NE
David	Sat 12:46 PM	648 km	403 miles	350 nm	ENE
Galapagos Islands	Sat 11:46 AM	731 km	454 miles	395 nm	SSW
Masaya	Sat 11:46 AM	748 km	465 miles	404 nm	N
Managua	Sat 11:46 AM	764 km	475 miles	412 nm	N
San Miguel	Sat 11:46 AM	904 km	562 miles	488 nm	N
San Salvador	Sat 11:46 AM	945 km	587 miles	510 nm	NNW
Panama	Sat 12:46 PM	961 km	597 miles	519 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Sat 11:46 AM	967 km	601 miles	522 nm	N