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 Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 14:58:00 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 Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 14:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 00'	South
Longitude:	46° 39'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.94 meters/second, 1670.2 km/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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"	17.30 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.1"	1037.89 mi	west	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	south	1037.89 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 14.9"	6.05 mi	west	0° 23' 21.4"	26.75 mi	south	27.43 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 14:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 53'	South
Longitude:	40° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.66 meters/second, 1500.0 km/hour, 932.0 miles/hour or 809.9 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' 24.8"	15.54 mi	west	0° 00' 02.1"	0.04 mi	north	15.54 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 56.2"	931.81 mi	west	0° 02' 07.4"	2.44 mi	north	931.92 mi
24 hours	13° 48' 07.1"	892.17 mi	east	1° 26' 47.8"	99.52 mi	north	901.86 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
Belém	Sat 11:58 AM	260 km	162 miles	140 nm	SW
Cayenne	Sat 11:58 AM	836 km	519 miles	451 nm	NW
Fortaleza	Sat 11:58 AM	987 km	614 miles	533 nm	ESE
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	Sat 11:58 AM	1022 km	635 miles	552 nm	NW
Paramaribo	Sat 11:58 AM	1145 km	712 miles	618 nm	NW
Georgetown	Sat 10:58 AM	1485 km	923 miles	802 nm	WNW
Manaus	Sat 10:58 AM	1528 km	950 miles	825 nm	WSW
Recife	Sat 11:58 AM	1582 km	983 miles	854 nm	SE
Salvador	Sat 11:58 AM	1693 km	1052 miles	914 nm	SSE
Brasilia	Sat 11:58 AM	1752 km	1088 miles	946 nm	S