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 Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 14:04:00 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 Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 14:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 25'	South
Longitude:	34° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.87 meters/second, 1662.7 km/hour, 1033.2 miles/hour or 897.8 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"	17.22 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.22 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1033.22 mi	west	0° 00' 57.3"	1.10 mi	south	1033.20 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 18.2"	4.94 mi	west	0° 22' 55.9"	26.26 mi	south	26.72 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 14:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 54'	North
Longitude:	142° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.39 meters/second, 1509.8 km/hour, 938.1 miles/hour or 815.2 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' 30.6"	15.64 mi	west	0° 00' 01.1"	0.02 mi	south	15.64 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 42.8"	937.89 mi	west	0° 01' 15.6"	1.45 mi	south	937.96 mi
24 hours	11° 42' 36.2"	756.90 mi	east	0° 57' 13.3"	65.61 mi	south	762.09 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
Natal	Sat 11:04 AM	114 km	71 miles	62 nm	WSW
João Pessoa	Sat 11:04 AM	198 km	123 miles	107 nm	SSW
Fernando de Noronha	Sat 12:04 PM	266 km	165 miles	144 nm	NE
Recife	Sat 11:04 AM	304 km	189 miles	164 nm	SSW
Maceió	Sat 11:04 AM	497 km	309 miles	268 nm	SSW
Fortaleza	Sat 11:04 AM	511 km	318 miles	276 nm	WNW
Salvador	Sat 11:04 AM	954 km	593 miles	515 nm	SSW
Belém	Sat 11:04 AM	1637 km	1017 miles	884 nm	WNW
Brasilia	Sat 11:04 AM	1878 km	1167 miles	1014 nm	SW
Rio de Janeiro	Sat 11:04 AM	2165 km	1345 miles	1169 nm	SSW