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 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 23:20:00 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 Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 23:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 05'	South
Longitude:	173° 35'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.40 meters/second, 1657.4 km/hour, 1029.9 miles/hour or 894.9 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"	17.17 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.17 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.5"	1029.91 mi	west	0° 00' 56.5"	1.08 mi	south	1029.89 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 47.1"	4.33 mi	west	0° 22' 33.9"	25.85 mi	south	26.21 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, October 10, 2012 at 23:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 16'	North
Longitude:	129° 28'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.78 meters/second, 1590.4 km/hour, 988.2 miles/hour or 858.7 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"	16.47 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	south	16.47 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 59.8"	988.14 mi	west	0° 10' 21.3"	11.86 mi	south	988.48 mi
24 hours	11° 39' 36.7"	793.73 mi	east	4° 24' 38.7"	303.14 mi	south	854.06 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
Fakaofo	Thu 12:20 PM	362 km	225 miles	195 nm	SE
Rawaki	Thu 12:20 PM	489 km	304 miles	264 nm	NE
Apia *	Thu 1:20 PM	773 km	480 miles	417 nm	SSE
Funafuti	Thu 11:20 AM	810 km	503 miles	437 nm	WSW
Pago Pago	Wed 12:20 PM	855 km	531 miles	462 nm	SSE
Baker Island	Wed 11:20 AM	866 km	538 miles	468 nm	NNW
Alofi	Wed 12:20 PM	1382 km	859 miles	746 nm	SSE
Suva	Thu 11:20 AM	1499 km	931 miles	809 nm	SW
Nukualofa	Thu 12:20 PM	1565 km	972 miles	845 nm	S
Tarawa	Thu 11:20 AM	1762 km	1095 miles	951 nm	WNW