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 13:08:00 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 13:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 15'	South
Longitude:	20° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.67 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"	1035.01 mi	west	0° 00' 57.9"	1.10 mi	south	1035.00 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 36.2"	5.30 mi	west	0° 23' 07.0"	26.48 mi	south	27.00 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 13:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 07'	North
Longitude:	163° 45'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.11 meters/second, 1537.6 km/hour, 955.4 miles/hour or 830.2 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"	15.92 mi	west	0° 00' 05.5"	0.11 mi	north	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 38.8"	955.21 mi	west	0° 05' 35.0"	6.40 mi	north	954.98 mi
24 hours	11° 26' 02.9"	751.89 mi	east	1° 49' 58.7"	126.08 mi	north	758.39 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
Monrovia	Wed 1:08 PM	1556 km	967 miles	840 nm	NE
Freetown	Wed 1:08 PM	1599 km	993 miles	863 nm	NNE
Conakry	Wed 1:08 PM	1676 km	1041 miles	905 nm	NNE
Recife	Wed 10:08 AM	1695 km	1053 miles	915 nm	WSW
Bissau	Wed 1:08 PM	1849 km	1149 miles	998 nm	NNE
Banjul	Wed 1:08 PM	1994 km	1239 miles	1077 nm	N
Jamestown	Wed 1:08 PM	2032 km	1263 miles	1097 nm	SE
Yamoussoukro	Wed 1:08 PM	2048 km	1272 miles	1106 nm	NE
Fortaleza	Wed 10:08 AM	2058 km	1279 miles	1111 nm	W
Abidjan	Wed 1:08 PM	2073 km	1288 miles	1119 nm	ENE