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 18:42:00 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 18:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 16'	North
Longitude:	102° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.59 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"	1037.08 mi	west	0° 00' 58.0"	1.11 mi	south	1037.09 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 18:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 10'	South
Longitude:	95° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.98 meters/second, 1605.5 km/hour, 997.6 miles/hour or 866.9 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' 28.8"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 12.5"	0.24 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 45.8"	997.56 mi	west	0° 12' 34.1"	14.40 mi	south	997.50 mi
24 hours	12° 42' 42.4"	875.78 mi	east	4° 52' 12.7"	334.71 mi	south	933.44 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
Galapagos Islands	Sun 12:42 PM	1437 km	893 miles	776 nm	ESE
Acapulco *	Sun 1:42 PM	1631 km	1013 miles	881 nm	N
Guatemala	Sun 12:42 PM	1867 km	1160 miles	1008 nm	NE
Santa Ana	Sun 12:42 PM	1896 km	1178 miles	1024 nm	NE
San Salvador	Sun 12:42 PM	1904 km	1183 miles	1028 nm	NE
Mexico City *	Sun 1:42 PM	1926 km	1197 miles	1040 nm	N
Veracruz *	Sun 1:42 PM	1981 km	1231 miles	1070 nm	NNE
Guadalajara *	Sun 1:42 PM	2040 km	1268 miles	1102 nm	N
Managua	Sun 12:42 PM	2063 km	1282 miles	1114 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Sun 12:42 PM	2095 km	1302 miles	1131 nm	NE