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 Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 09:10:00 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 Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 09:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 29'	South
Longitude:	39° 01'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.97 meters/second, 1659.5 km/hour, 1031.2 miles/hour or 896.1 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' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.19 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.1"	1031.20 mi	west	0° 00' 56.8"	1.09 mi	south	1031.19 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 58.10"	4.56 mi	west	0° 22' 42.7"	26.01 mi	south	26.41 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, October 9, 2012 at 09:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 58'	North
Longitude:	36° 27'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.72 meters/second, 1554.2 km/hour, 965.7 miles/hour or 839.2 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' 30.9"	16.10 mi	west	0° 00' 07.4"	0.14 mi	south	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 01.5"	965.56 mi	west	0° 07' 30.1"	8.60 mi	south	965.90 mi
24 hours	11° 34' 30.0"	769.93 mi	east	3° 22' 16.10"	231.80 mi	south	809.81 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
Zanzibar City	Tue 12:10 PM	40 km	25 miles	22 nm	NNE
Dar es Salaam	Tue 12:10 PM	48 km	30 miles	26 nm	SE
Mombasa	Tue 12:10 PM	278 km	173 miles	150 nm	NNE
Dodoma	Tue 12:10 PM	364 km	226 miles	197 nm	W
Arusha	Tue 12:10 PM	430 km	267 miles	232 nm	NW
Nairobi	Tue 12:10 PM	625 km	388 miles	337 nm	NNW
Moroni	Tue 12:10 PM	743 km	462 miles	401 nm	SE
Nakuru	Tue 12:10 PM	757 km	470 miles	409 nm	NNW
Mwanza	Tue 12:10 PM	808 km	502 miles	436 nm	WNW
Mutsamudu	Tue 12:10 PM	863 km	536 miles	466 nm	SE