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 Monday, October 1, 2012 at 03:18:00 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 Monday, October 1, 2012 at 03:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 19'	South
Longitude:	127° 38'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.16 meters/second, 1667.4 km/hour, 1036.1 miles/hour or 900.3 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"	17.27 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.27 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 12.0"	1036.13 mi	west	0° 00' 58.1"	1.11 mi	south	1036.12 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 48.5"	5.53 mi	west	0° 23' 13.6"	26.60 mi	south	27.17 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 1, 2012 at 03:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 36'	North
Longitude:	42° 59'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.19 meters/second, 1591.9 km/hour, 989.2 miles/hour or 859.5 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' 32.8"	16.49 mi	west	0° 00' 09.7"	0.18 mi	north	16.49 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 45.3"	989.06 mi	west	0° 09' 37.7"	11.03 mi	north	988.86 mi
24 hours	10° 58' 05.0"	745.81 mi	east	3° 35' 00.0"	246.34 mi	north	780.84 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
Ambon	Mon 12:18 PM	74 km	46 miles	40 nm	SE
Sofifi	Mon 12:18 PM	448 km	279 miles	242 nm	N
Ternate	Mon 12:18 PM	456 km	283 miles	246 nm	N
Kendari	Mon 11:18 AM	573 km	356 miles	309 nm	W
Manado	Mon 11:18 AM	616 km	383 miles	332 nm	NNW
Dili	Mon 12:18 PM	623 km	387 miles	336 nm	SSW
Gorontalo	Mon 11:18 AM	664 km	412 miles	358 nm	NW
Same	Mon 12:18 PM	666 km	414 miles	360 nm	SSW
Suai	Mon 12:18 PM	714 km	444 miles	385 nm	SSW
Manokwari	Mon 12:18 PM	764 km	475 miles	413 nm	ENE