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 Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 22:20:00 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 Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 22:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 22'	North
Longitude:	156° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.15 meters/second, 1667.3 km/hour, 1036.0 miles/hour or 900.3 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"	17.27 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.27 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.3"	1036.10 mi	west	0° 00' 57.5"	1.10 mi	south	1036.11 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 19.3"	6.13 mi	west	0° 23' 03.9"	26.42 mi	south	27.12 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, September 13, 2012 at 22:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 52'	North
Longitude:	175° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.30 meters/second, 1595.9 km/hour, 991.6 miles/hour or 861.7 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"	16.53 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	south	16.53 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 25.0"	991.56 mi	west	0° 11' 09.0"	12.77 mi	south	991.89 mi
24 hours	348° 07' 20.8"	811.85 mi	west	4° 41' 32.9"	322.48 mi	south	877.51 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
Kiritimati	Fri 12:20 PM	197 km	122 miles	106 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Thu 12:20 PM	1992 km	1238 miles	1076 nm	N
Fakaofo	Fri 11:20 AM	2168 km	1347 miles	1171 nm	SW
Baker Island	Thu 10:20 AM	2264 km	1407 miles	1223 nm	W
Papeete	Thu 12:20 PM	2429 km	1509 miles	1312 nm	SSE
Apia	Fri 11:20 AM	2551 km	1585 miles	1377 nm	SW
Rarotonga	Thu 12:20 PM	2746 km	1706 miles	1483 nm	S
Alofi	Thu 11:20 AM	2889 km	1795 miles	1560 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Fri 10:20 AM	3011 km	1871 miles	1626 nm	WSW
Nukualofa	Fri 11:20 AM	3400 km	2113 miles	1836 nm	SW