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 Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 11:40:00 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 Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 11:40:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 13'	South
Longitude:	1° 57'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.68 meters/second, 1665.6 km/hour, 1035.0 miles/hour or 899.4 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"	17.25 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.25 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.5"	1035.04 mi	west	0° 00' 57.9"	1.10 mi	south	1035.03 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 36.7"	5.30 mi	west	0° 23' 07.2"	26.48 mi	south	27.01 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 11:40:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 58'	North
Longitude:	142° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.46 meters/second, 1538.9 km/hour, 956.2 miles/hour or 830.9 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' 31.6"	15.94 mi	west	0° 00' 05.6"	0.11 mi	north	15.94 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 40.7"	956.00 mi	west	0° 05' 42.3"	6.54 mi	north	955.76 mi
24 hours	11° 25' 21.4"	751.73 mi	east	1° 53' 04.8"	129.64 mi	north	758.74 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
São Tomé	Wed 11:40 AM	733 km	455 miles	396 nm	NE
Port-Gentil	Wed 12:40 PM	852 km	530 miles	460 nm	ENE
Libreville	Wed 12:40 PM	978 km	608 miles	528 nm	ENE
Accra	Wed 11:40 AM	1106 km	687 miles	597 nm	NNW
Lome	Wed 11:40 AM	1148 km	713 miles	620 nm	N
Malabo	Wed 12:40 PM	1165 km	724 miles	629 nm	NE
Porto Novo	Wed 12:40 PM	1189 km	739 miles	642 nm	N
Lagos	Wed 12:40 PM	1191 km	740 miles	643 nm	N
Abidjan	Wed 11:40 AM	1247 km	775 miles	673 nm	NNW
Luanda	Wed 12:40 PM	1348 km	837 miles	728 nm	ESE