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 Friday, October 5, 2012 at 17:46:00 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 Friday, October 5, 2012 at 17:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 05'	South
Longitude:	89° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.11 meters/second, 1663.6 km/hour, 1033.7 miles/hour or 898.3 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"	17.23 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.23 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1033.76 mi	west	0° 00' 57.5"	1.10 mi	south	1033.74 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 23.5"	5.04 mi	west	0° 22' 59.4"	26.33 mi	south	26.81 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, October 5, 2012 at 17:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 58'	North
Longitude:	152° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.24 meters/second, 1509.2 km/hour, 937.8 miles/hour or 814.9 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' 30.7"	15.63 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.01 mi	north	15.63 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 48.7"	937.54 mi	west	0° 00' 43.9"	0.84 mi	north	937.50 mi
24 hours	11° 42' 01.6"	755.91 mi	east	0° 09' 30.4"	10.90 mi	south	756.39 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
Galapagos Islands	Fri 11:46 AM	464 km	288 miles	250 nm	N
Guayaquil	Fri 12:46 PM	1136 km	706 miles	614 nm	ENE
Quito	Fri 12:46 PM	1358 km	844 miles	733 nm	ENE
Lima	Fri 12:46 PM	1594 km	991 miles	861 nm	ESE
Cali	Fri 12:46 PM	1744 km	1084 miles	942 nm	ENE
San Jose	Fri 11:46 AM	1775 km	1103 miles	959 nm	NNE
Panama	Fri 12:46 PM	1925 km	1196 miles	1040 nm	NE
Managua	Fri 11:46 AM	1944 km	1208 miles	1050 nm	NNE
Bogota	Fri 12:46 PM	2044 km	1270 miles	1104 nm	ENE
San Salvador	Fri 11:46 AM	2079 km	1292 miles	1122 nm	N