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 19:42:00 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 19:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 15'	North
Longitude:	117° 08'	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"	1037.09 mi	west	0° 00' 58.0"	1.11 mi	south	1037.10 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 20.1"	6.15 mi	west	0° 23' 12.7"	26.58 mi	south	27.29 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, September 16, 2012 at 19:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 22'	South
Longitude:	109° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.81 meters/second, 1604.9 km/hour, 997.3 miles/hour or 866.6 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' 28.6"	16.62 mi	west	0° 00' 12.5"	0.24 mi	south	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 43.1"	997.17 mi	west	0° 12' 32.7"	14.37 mi	south	997.10 mi
24 hours	12° 43' 52.7"	876.83 mi	east	4° 51' 14.7"	333.60 mi	south	933.91 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
Acapulco *	Sun 2:42 PM	2480 km	1541 miles	1339 nm	NE
Guadalajara *	Sun 2:42 PM	2528 km	1571 miles	1365 nm	NE
Mazatlan *	Sun 1:42 PM	2592 km	1611 miles	1400 nm	NNE
Mexico City *	Sun 2:42 PM	2729 km	1696 miles	1474 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Sun 12:42 PM	3039 km	1888 miles	1641 nm	NNE
Galapagos Islands	Sun 1:42 PM	3084 km	1916 miles	1665 nm	E
Guatemala	Sun 1:42 PM	3226 km	2005 miles	1742 nm	ENE
San Salvador	Sun 1:42 PM	3324 km	2066 miles	1795 nm	ENE
Adamstown	Sun 11:42 AM	3331 km	2070 miles	1799 nm	SSW
Easter Island *	Sun 2:42 PM	3352 km	2083 miles	1810 nm	SSE