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 Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 03:48:00 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 Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 03:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 44'	North
Longitude:	121° 15'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.74 meters/second, 1669.4 km/hour, 1037.3 miles/hour or 901.4 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"	1037.42 mi	west	0° 00' 58.1"	1.11 mi	south	1037.42 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 19.7"	6.14 mi	west	0° 23' 15.8"	26.64 mi	south	27.34 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 03:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 45'	South
Longitude:	145° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.61 meters/second, 1575.4 km/hour, 978.9 miles/hour or 850.7 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' 27.0"	16.32 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	south	16.32 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 06.0"	978.76 mi	west	0° 11' 00.7"	12.62 mi	south	978.52 mi
24 hours	13° 24' 33.4"	908.18 mi	east	4° 01' 34.2"	276.81 mi	south	942.35 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
Gorontalo	Tue 11:48 AM	241 km	150 miles	130 nm	ESE
Palu	Tue 11:48 AM	329 km	205 miles	178 nm	SSW
Manado	Tue 11:48 AM	400 km	248 miles	216 nm	E
Samarinda	Tue 11:48 AM	519 km	323 miles	280 nm	WSW
Mamuju	Tue 11:48 AM	553 km	344 miles	299 nm	SSW
Balikpapan	Tue 11:48 AM	592 km	368 miles	320 nm	SW
Kendari	Tue 11:48 AM	647 km	402 miles	349 nm	SSE
Ternate	Tue 12:48 PM	690 km	429 miles	373 nm	E
Sofifi	Tue 12:48 PM	710 km	441 miles	383 nm	E
Davao	Tue 11:48 AM	763 km	474 miles	412 nm	NE