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 17, 2012 at 09:48:00 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 17, 2012 at 09:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 01'	North
Longitude:	31° 19'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.66 meters/second, 1669.2 km/hour, 1037.2 miles/hour or 901.3 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"	17.29 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.29 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.3"	1037.24 mi	west	0° 00' 58.0"	1.11 mi	south	1037.25 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 20.0"	6.14 mi	west	0° 23' 14.1"	26.61 mi	south	27.31 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, September 17, 2012 at 09:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 16'	South
Longitude:	46° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.80 meters/second, 1594.1 km/hour, 990.5 miles/hour or 860.7 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' 28.1"	16.51 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	south	16.51 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 03.1"	990.39 mi	west	0° 12' 03.4"	13.81 mi	south	990.24 mi
24 hours	13° 01' 14.5"	891.36 mi	east	4° 33' 50.0"	313.70 mi	south	939.19 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
Gulu	Mon 12:48 PM	137 km	85 miles	74 nm	NE
Lira	Mon 12:48 PM	177 km	110 miles	96 nm	E
Kampala	Mon 12:48 PM	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	SE
Entebbe	Mon 12:48 PM	252 km	156 miles	136 nm	SSE
Juba	Mon 12:48 PM	314 km	195 miles	170 nm	N
Kigali	Mon 11:48 AM	461 km	286 miles	249 nm	SSW
Gitarama	Mon 11:48 AM	486 km	302 miles	263 nm	SSW
Mwanza	Mon 12:48 PM	532 km	331 miles	287 nm	SSE
Butare	Mon 11:48 AM	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	SSW
Muyinga	Mon 11:48 AM	549 km	341 miles	297 nm	SSW