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 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 Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 09:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 38'	North
Longitude:	31° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.76 meters/second, 1669.5 km/hour, 1037.4 miles/hour or 901.5 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"	1037.47 mi	west	0° 00' 58.1"	1.11 mi	south	1037.47 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 19.6"	6.14 mi	west	0° 23' 16.4"	26.65 mi	south	27.35 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 09:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 50'	South
Longitude:	59° 06'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.66 meters/second, 1568.4 km/hour, 974.5 miles/hour or 846.9 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' 26.8"	16.24 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	south	16.24 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 46.4"	974.38 mi	west	0° 10' 33.4"	12.10 mi	south	974.11 mi
24 hours	13° 32' 13.0"	913.06 mi	east	3° 48' 25.4"	261.77 mi	south	942.54 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	Tue 12:48 PM	173 km	108 miles	94 nm	NE
Lira	Tue 12:48 PM	197 km	123 miles	107 nm	ENE
Kampala	Tue 12:48 PM	209 km	130 miles	113 nm	SE
Entebbe	Tue 12:48 PM	222 km	138 miles	120 nm	SE
Juba	Tue 12:48 PM	358 km	222 miles	193 nm	N
Kigali	Tue 11:48 AM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	SSW
Gitarama	Tue 11:48 AM	443 km	275 miles	239 nm	SSW
Mwanza	Tue 12:48 PM	495 km	308 miles	268 nm	SSE
Butare	Tue 11:48 AM	497 km	309 miles	268 nm	SSW
Muyinga	Tue 11:48 AM	505 km	314 miles	273 nm	SSW