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 15:04:00 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 Monday, October 8, 2012 at 15:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 12'	South
Longitude:	49° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.23 meters/second, 1660.4 km/hour, 1031.7 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"	1031.78 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	south	1031.76 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 04.3"	4.67 mi	west	0° 22' 46.6"	26.09 mi	south	26.50 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 15:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 59'	North
Longitude:	133° 42'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.07 meters/second, 1537.5 km/hour, 955.3 miles/hour or 830.2 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' 30.8"	15.92 mi	west	0° 00' 05.9"	0.11 mi	south	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 54.8"	955.14 mi	west	0° 05' 55.6"	6.79 mi	south	955.43 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 18.1"	763.71 mi	east	2° 46' 24.5"	190.73 mi	south	792.66 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
Araguaína	Mon 12:04 PM	174 km	108 miles	94 nm	SE
Belém	Mon 12:04 PM	535 km	332 miles	289 nm	NNE
Brasilia	Mon 12:04 PM	1075 km	668 miles	581 nm	S
Manaus	Mon 11:04 AM	1224 km	760 miles	661 nm	WNW
Fortaleza	Mon 12:04 PM	1233 km	766 miles	666 nm	ENE
Cayenne	Mon 12:04 PM	1272 km	790 miles	687 nm	NNW
Salvador	Mon 12:04 PM	1415 km	879 miles	764 nm	ESE
Paramaribo	Mon 12:04 PM	1474 km	916 miles	796 nm	NNW
Recife	Mon 12:04 PM	1620 km	1007 miles	875 nm	E
Georgetown	Mon 11:04 AM	1735 km	1078 miles	937 nm	NW