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 Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 13:30:00 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 Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 13:30:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 38'	South
Longitude:	25° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.42 meters/second, 1664.7 km/hour, 1034.4 miles/hour or 898.9 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"	17.24 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.4"	1034.46 mi	west	0° 00' 57.6"	1.10 mi	south	1034.45 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 30.6"	5.18 mi	west	0° 23' 03.6"	26.41 mi	south	26.92 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, October 4, 2012 at 13:30:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 58'	North
Longitude:	157° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.16 meters/second, 1519.8 km/hour, 944.3 miles/hour or 820.6 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' 31.1"	15.74 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	north	15.74 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 10.4"	944.10 mi	west	0° 03' 25.5"	3.93 mi	north	943.94 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 53.5"	754.23 mi	east	0° 56' 13.9"	64.48 mi	north	754.72 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
Fernando de Noronha	Thu 11:30 AM	758 km	471 miles	409 nm	W
Recife	Thu 10:30 AM	1093 km	679 miles	590 nm	WSW
Fortaleza	Thu 10:30 AM	1441 km	895 miles	778 nm	W
Salvador	Thu 10:30 AM	1686 km	1048 miles	910 nm	SW
Freetown	Thu 1:30 PM	2000 km	1243 miles	1080 nm	NE
Monrovia	Thu 1:30 PM	2045 km	1271 miles	1104 nm	NE
Conakry	Thu 1:30 PM	2048 km	1273 miles	1106 nm	NE
Bissau	Thu 1:30 PM	2137 km	1328 miles	1154 nm	NNE
Praia	Thu 12:30 PM	2175 km	1352 miles	1175 nm	N
Banjul	Thu 1:30 PM	2237 km	1390 miles	1208 nm	NNE