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 Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 17:22:00 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 Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 17:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 17'	North
Longitude:	82° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.58 meters/second, 1668.9 km/hour, 1037.0 miles/hour or 901.1 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"	17.28 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.3"	1037.06 mi	west	0° 00' 58.0"	1.11 mi	south	1037.07 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 20.1"	6.15 mi	west	0° 23' 12.6"	26.58 mi	south	27.28 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 17:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 53'	South
Longitude:	76° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.20 meters/second, 1606.3 km/hour, 998.1 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' 28.8"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 12.6"	0.24 mi	south	16.64 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 49.2"	998.05 mi	west	0° 12' 35.9"	14.43 mi	south	998.00 mi
24 hours	12° 41' 09.6"	874.38 mi	east	4° 53' 27.0"	336.12 mi	south	932.80 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
Quito	Sun 12:22 PM	490 km	304 miles	264 nm	SE
Guayaquil	Sun 12:22 PM	556 km	345 miles	300 nm	SSE
Cali	Sun 12:22 PM	637 km	396 miles	344 nm	ENE
David	Sun 12:22 PM	680 km	423 miles	367 nm	N
Panama	Sun 12:22 PM	795 km	494 miles	430 nm	NNE
Medellin	Sun 12:22 PM	846 km	526 miles	457 nm	ENE
San Jose	Sun 11:22 AM	873 km	543 miles	471 nm	NNW
Galapagos Islands	Sun 11:22 AM	904 km	562 miles	488 nm	WSW
Bogota	Sun 12:22 PM	930 km	578 miles	502 nm	ENE
Managua	Sun 11:22 AM	1182 km	735 miles	638 nm	NNW