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 20:10:00 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 20:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 16'	South
Longitude:	125° 57'	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"	1031.62 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	south	1031.60 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 02.8"	4.64 mi	west	0° 22' 45.5"	26.07 mi	south	26.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 8, 2012 at 20:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 28'	North
Longitude:	152° 16'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.32 meters/second, 1542.0 km/hour, 958.1 miles/hour or 832.6 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"	957.94 mi	west	0° 06' 23.0"	7.32 mi	south	958.25 mi
24 hours	11° 35' 38.2"	765.19 mi	east	2° 56' 50.2"	202.67 mi	south	797.19 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 12:10 PM	2126 km	1321 miles	1148 nm	SSW
Papeete	Mon 10:10 AM	2854 km	1774 miles	1541 nm	WSW
Easter Island *	Mon 3:10 PM	2898 km	1801 miles	1565 nm	SE
Kiritimati	Tue 10:10 AM	3603 km	2239 miles	1946 nm	WNW
Rarotonga	Mon 10:10 AM	4002 km	2487 miles	2161 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Mon 2:10 PM	4079 km	2535 miles	2203 nm	E
Mexico City *	Mon 3:10 PM	4088 km	2540 miles	2207 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Mon 1:10 PM	4227 km	2626 miles	2282 nm	NNE
Los Angeles *	Mon 1:10 PM	4536 km	2819 miles	2449 nm	N
Guatemala	Mon 2:10 PM	4540 km	2821 miles	2451 nm	ENE