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 Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 17:36:00 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 Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 17:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 51'	South
Longitude:	87° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.52 meters/second, 1661.5 km/hour, 1032.4 miles/hour or 897.1 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"	17.21 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.21 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.6"	1032.43 mi	west	0° 00' 57.2"	1.09 mi	south	1032.42 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 10.5"	4.79 mi	west	0° 22' 50.8"	26.17 mi	south	26.60 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, October 7, 2012 at 17:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 44'	North
Longitude:	177° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.59 meters/second, 1521.3 km/hour, 945.3 miles/hour or 821.5 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' 30.8"	15.76 mi	west	0° 00' 03.8"	0.07 mi	south	15.76 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 46.6"	945.08 mi	west	0° 03' 55.9"	4.51 mi	south	945.29 mi
24 hours	348° 20' 22.8"	759.40 mi	west	2° 00' 14.3"	137.84 mi	south	776.32 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	Sun 11:36 AM	601 km	374 miles	325 nm	NNW
Guayaquil	Sun 12:36 PM	921 km	572 miles	497 nm	ENE
Quito	Sun 12:36 PM	1165 km	724 miles	629 nm	ENE
Lima	Sun 12:36 PM	1327 km	824 miles	716 nm	ESE
Cali	Sun 12:36 PM	1583 km	984 miles	855 nm	NE
San Jose	Sun 11:36 AM	1783 km	1108 miles	963 nm	NNE
Panama	Sun 12:36 PM	1858 km	1155 miles	1003 nm	NNE
Medellin	Sun 12:36 PM	1871 km	1162 miles	1010 nm	NE
Bogota	Sun 12:36 PM	1877 km	1167 miles	1014 nm	NE
Managua	Sun 11:36 AM	1994 km	1239 miles	1077 nm	N