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 19:18:00 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 Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 19:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 21'	South
Longitude:	112° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.61 meters/second, 1665.4 km/hour, 1034.8 miles/hour or 899.2 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"	1034.87 mi	west	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	south	1034.86 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 34.9"	5.27 mi	west	0° 23' 06.2"	26.46 mi	south	26.98 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at 19:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 40'	North
Longitude:	106° 40'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.69 meters/second, 1532.5 km/hour, 952.2 miles/hour or 827.5 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' 31.5"	15.87 mi	west	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	north	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 31.0"	952.02 mi	west	0° 05' 03.3"	5.80 mi	north	951.80 mi
24 hours	11° 28' 51.1"	752.56 mi	east	1° 36' 45.5"	110.93 mi	north	757.06 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
Easter Island *	Wed 2:18 PM	2540 km	1578 miles	1371 nm	S
Galapagos Islands	Wed 1:18 PM	2583 km	1605 miles	1395 nm	E
Adamstown	Wed 11:18 AM	2962 km	1840 miles	1599 nm	SW
Mexico City *	Wed 2:18 PM	3013 km	1872 miles	1627 nm	NNE
Guatemala	Wed 1:18 PM	3211 km	1995 miles	1734 nm	NE
San Salvador	Wed 1:18 PM	3264 km	2028 miles	1762 nm	NE
Managua	Wed 1:18 PM	3436 km	2135 miles	1855 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Wed 1:18 PM	3462 km	2151 miles	1869 nm	NE
San Jose	Wed 1:18 PM	3532 km	2195 miles	1907 nm	ENE
Belmopan	Wed 1:18 PM	3543 km	2201 miles	1913 nm	NE