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 13:34:00 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 13:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 10'	South
Longitude:	26° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.25 meters/second, 1660.5 km/hour, 1031.8 miles/hour or 896.6 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' 10.2"	1031.83 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	south	1031.81 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 04.8"	4.68 mi	west	0° 22' 46.9"	26.09 mi	south	26.51 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 13:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 07'	North
Longitude:	111° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.72 meters/second, 1536.2 km/hour, 954.5 miles/hour or 829.5 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"	15.91 mi	west	0° 00' 05.6"	0.11 mi	south	15.91 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 54.2"	954.34 mi	west	0° 05' 47.5"	6.64 mi	south	954.62 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 30.8"	763.31 mi	east	2° 43' 17.8"	187.17 mi	south	791.37 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
Fernando de Noronha	Mon 11:34 AM	659 km	409 miles	356 nm	WNW
Recife	Mon 10:34 AM	905 km	562 miles	489 nm	WSW
Fortaleza	Mon 10:34 AM	1320 km	820 miles	713 nm	W
Salvador	Mon 10:34 AM	1474 km	916 miles	796 nm	WSW
Freetown	Mon 1:34 PM	2222 km	1380 miles	1200 nm	NE
Monrovia	Mon 1:34 PM	2261 km	1405 miles	1221 nm	NE
Conakry	Mon 1:34 PM	2270 km	1411 miles	1226 nm	NE
Bissau	Mon 1:34 PM	2356 km	1464 miles	1272 nm	NNE
Praia	Mon 12:34 PM	2362 km	1468 miles	1275 nm	N
Belém	Mon 10:34 AM	2450 km	1523 miles	1323 nm	WNW