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 19:14:00 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 19:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 16'	South
Longitude:	111° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.17 meters/second, 1660.2 km/hour, 1031.6 miles/hour or 896.4 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"	17.19 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.19 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.2"	1031.65 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	south	1031.63 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 03.1"	4.64 mi	west	0° 22' 45.7"	26.07 mi	south	26.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 19:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 33'	North
Longitude:	165° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.09 meters/second, 1541.1 km/hour, 957.6 miles/hour or 832.1 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"	15.96 mi	west	0° 00' 06.2"	0.12 mi	south	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 56.6"	957.42 mi	west	0° 06' 17.9"	7.22 mi	south	957.72 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 45.1"	764.90 mi	east	2° 54' 56.8"	200.51 mi	south	796.34 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
Easter Island *	Mon 2:14 PM	2321 km	1442 miles	1253 nm	S
Galapagos Islands	Mon 1:14 PM	2551 km	1585 miles	1377 nm	ENE
Adamstown	Mon 11:14 AM	2842 km	1766 miles	1535 nm	SW
Mexico City *	Mon 2:14 PM	3169 km	1969 miles	1711 nm	NNE
Guatemala	Mon 1:14 PM	3303 km	2053 miles	1784 nm	NE
San Salvador	Mon 1:14 PM	3345 km	2079 miles	1806 nm	NE
Managua	Mon 1:14 PM	3496 km	2172 miles	1888 nm	NE
Tegucigalpa	Mon 1:14 PM	3537 km	2198 miles	1910 nm	NE
San Jose	Mon 1:14 PM	3570 km	2219 miles	1928 nm	ENE
Belmopan	Mon 1:14 PM	3641 km	2262 miles	1966 nm	NE