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, September 10, 2012 at 20:14:00 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, September 10, 2012 at 20:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 33'	North
Longitude:	124° 36'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.50 meters/second, 1665.0 km/hour, 1034.6 miles/hour or 899.0 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"	17.24 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.1"	1034.63 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	south	1034.64 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 16.4"	6.06 mi	west	0° 22' 51.3"	26.18 mi	south	26.87 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, September 10, 2012 at 20:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 08'	North
Longitude:	170° 41'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.87 meters/second, 1525.9 km/hour, 948.2 miles/hour or 823.9 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' 30.2"	15.80 mi	west	0° 00' 05.0"	0.10 mi	south	15.80 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 15.5"	947.95 mi	west	0° 05' 05.0"	5.83 mi	south	948.21 mi
24 hours	348° 07' 12.1"	776.50 mi	west	2° 28' 24.4"	170.12 mi	south	800.33 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
Hermosillo	Mon 1:14 PM	3072 km	1909 miles	1659 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Mon 3:14 PM	3217 km	1999 miles	1737 nm	ENE
Adamstown	Mon 12:14 PM	3329 km	2069 miles	1798 nm	S
Los Angeles *	Mon 1:14 PM	3332 km	2071 miles	1799 nm	N
Phoenix	Mon 1:14 PM	3454 km	2146 miles	1865 nm	NNE
Las Vegas *	Mon 1:14 PM	3630 km	2255 miles	1960 nm	NNE
Kiritimati	Tue 10:14 AM	3650 km	2268 miles	1971 nm	W
Papeete	Mon 10:14 AM	3673 km	2282 miles	1983 nm	SW
San Francisco *	Mon 1:14 PM	3686 km	2290 miles	1990 nm	N
Easter Island *	Mon 3:14 PM	3865 km	2402 miles	2087 nm	SSE