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 19:54:00 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 19:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 16'	South
Longitude:	121° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.16 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"	1031.63 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	south	1031.61 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 02.9"	4.64 mi	west	0° 22' 45.6"	26.07 mi	south	26.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 19:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 29'	North
Longitude:	156° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.26 meters/second, 1541.7 km/hour, 958.0 miles/hour or 832.5 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"	15.97 mi	west	0° 00' 06.2"	0.12 mi	south	15.97 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 56.9"	957.79 mi	west	0° 06' 21.5"	7.29 mi	south	958.10 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 40.1"	765.10 mi	east	2° 56' 18.0"	202.05 mi	south	796.95 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
Adamstown	Mon 11:54 AM	2255 km	1401 miles	1217 nm	SSW
Easter Island *	Mon 2:54 PM	2663 km	1654 miles	1438 nm	SSE
Papeete	Mon 9:54 AM	3251 km	2020 miles	1755 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Mon 1:54 PM	3640 km	2262 miles	1966 nm	E
Mexico City *	Mon 2:54 PM	3785 km	2352 miles	2044 nm	NE
Kiritimati	Tue 9:54 AM	4035 km	2507 miles	2179 nm	WNW
Hermosillo	Mon 12:54 PM	4083 km	2537 miles	2205 nm	NNE
Guatemala	Mon 1:54 PM	4166 km	2589 miles	2249 nm	NE
San Salvador	Mon 1:54 PM	4239 km	2634 miles	2289 nm	ENE
Rarotonga	Mon 9:54 AM	4397 km	2732 miles	2374 nm	WSW