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 Monday, October 8, 2012 at 08:44:00 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 Monday, October 8, 2012 at 08:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 06'	South
Longitude:	45° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.32 meters/second, 1660.7 km/hour, 1031.9 miles/hour or 896.7 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"	17.20 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.20 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.3"	1031.98 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	south	1031.96 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 06.1"	4.70 mi	west	0° 22' 47.9"	26.11 mi	south	26.53 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 08:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 34'	North
Longitude:	41° 47'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.61 meters/second, 1532.2 km/hour, 952.1 miles/hour or 827.3 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"	15.87 mi	west	0° 00' 05.2"	0.10 mi	south	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 52.2"	951.85 mi	west	0° 05' 21.1"	6.13 mi	south	952.11 mi
24 hours	11° 37' 13.9"	762.14 mi	east	2° 33' 08.7"	175.54 mi	south	787.37 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
Moroni	Mon 11:44 AM	665 km	413 miles	359 nm	SSW
Mutsamudu	Mon 11:44 AM	684 km	425 miles	369 nm	S
Mombasa	Mon 11:44 AM	694 km	431 miles	375 nm	WNW
Dar es Salaam	Mon 11:44 AM	702 km	436 miles	379 nm	W
Zanzibar City	Mon 11:44 AM	708 km	440 miles	382 nm	W
Mamoutzou	Mon 11:44 AM	741 km	460 miles	400 nm	S
Mogadishu	Mon 11:44 AM	900 km	559 miles	486 nm	N
Dodoma	Mon 11:44 AM	1090 km	677 miles	589 nm	W
Victoria	Mon 12:44 PM	1105 km	687 miles	597 nm	E
Nairobi	Mon 11:44 AM	1110 km	690 miles	599 nm	WNW