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 Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 20:18:00 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 Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 20:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 25'	South
Longitude:	128° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.06 meters/second, 1656.2 km/hour, 1029.1 miles/hour or 894.3 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"	17.15 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.15 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.3"	1029.15 mi	west	0° 00' 56.3"	1.08 mi	south	1029.14 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 40.2"	4.20 mi	west	0° 22' 28.7"	25.75 mi	south	26.09 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, October 11, 2012 at 20:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 26'	North
Longitude:	174° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.96 meters/second, 1605.5 km/hour, 997.6 miles/hour or 866.9 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' 30.6"	16.63 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	16.63 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 41.7"	997.52 mi	west	0° 11' 32.3"	13.22 mi	south	997.79 mi
24 hours	11° 50' 27.7"	813.95 mi	east	4° 48' 14.1"	330.11 mi	south	881.02 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	Thu 12:18 PM	1965 km	1221 miles	1061 nm	S
Papeete	Thu 10:18 AM	2581 km	1604 miles	1394 nm	WSW
Easter Island *	Thu 3:18 PM	2947 km	1831 miles	1591 nm	SE
Kiritimati	Fri 10:18 AM	3401 km	2113 miles	1836 nm	WNW
Rarotonga	Thu 10:18 AM	3729 km	2317 miles	2013 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Thu 2:18 PM	4336 km	2694 miles	2341 nm	E
Mexico City *	Thu 3:18 PM	4350 km	2703 miles	2349 nm	NE
Honolulu	Thu 10:18 AM	4543 km	2823 miles	2453 nm	NW
Alofi	Thu 9:18 AM	4693 km	2916 miles	2534 nm	WSW
Los Angeles *	Thu 1:18 PM	4706 km	2924 miles	2541 nm	NNE