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 15:48:00 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 15:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 32'	North
Longitude:	58° 47'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.78 meters/second, 1669.6 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"	1037.52 mi	west	0° 00' 58.1"	1.11 mi	south	1037.52 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 19.5"	6.14 mi	west	0° 23' 16.9"	26.66 mi	south	27.36 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at 15:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 52'	South
Longitude:	27° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.64 meters/second, 1561.1 km/hour, 970.0 miles/hour or 842.9 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' 26.4"	16.17 mi	west	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	south	16.17 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 26.8"	969.84 mi	west	0° 10' 03.2"	11.52 mi	south	969.56 mi
24 hours	13° 39' 37.9"	917.46 mi	east	3° 34' 09.3"	245.43 mi	south	942.31 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
Boa Vista	Tue 11:48 AM	259 km	161 miles	140 nm	NW
Linden	Tue 11:48 AM	500 km	310 miles	270 nm	N
Nieuw Nickerie	Tue 12:48 PM	526 km	327 miles	284 nm	NNE
Manaus	Tue 11:48 AM	532 km	331 miles	287 nm	SSW
New Amsterdam	Tue 11:48 AM	539 km	335 miles	291 nm	NNE
Georgetown	Tue 11:48 AM	588 km	365 miles	317 nm	N
Paramaribo	Tue 12:48 PM	622 km	386 miles	336 nm	NE
Santarém	Tue 12:48 PM	630 km	392 miles	340 nm	SE
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Tue 12:48 PM	687 km	427 miles	371 nm	NE
Cayenne	Tue 12:48 PM	810 km	503 miles	438 nm	ENE