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 19:48:00 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 Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 19:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 05'	South
Longitude:	119° 10'	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' 13.0"	1037.88 mi	west	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	south	1037.89 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 14.7"	6.05 mi	west	0° 23' 21.5"	26.75 mi	south	27.43 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 19:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 41'	South
Longitude:	29° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.29 meters/second, 1502.2 km/hour, 933.4 miles/hour or 811.1 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' 25.0"	15.56 mi	west	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	north	15.56 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 08.7"	933.22 mi	west	0° 02' 46.2"	3.18 mi	north	933.36 mi
24 hours	13° 41' 52.9"	886.58 mi	east	1° 41' 17.8"	116.14 mi	north	898.89 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
Adamstown	Sat 11:48 AM	3005 km	1867 miles	1623 nm	SSW
Mexico City *	Sat 2:48 PM	3071 km	1909 miles	1658 nm	NE
Easter Island *	Sat 2:48 PM	3167 km	1968 miles	1710 nm	SSE
Galapagos Islands	Sat 1:48 PM	3292 km	2045 miles	1777 nm	E
Hermosillo	Sat 12:48 PM	3341 km	2076 miles	1804 nm	NNE
Guatemala	Sat 1:48 PM	3546 km	2203 miles	1915 nm	ENE
San Salvador	Sat 1:48 PM	3638 km	2261 miles	1964 nm	ENE
Los Angeles *	Sat 12:48 PM	3780 km	2349 miles	2041 nm	N
Phoenix	Sat 12:48 PM	3785 km	2352 miles	2044 nm	N
Belmopan	Sat 1:48 PM	3843 km	2388 miles	2075 nm	ENE