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 Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 09:28:00 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 Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 09:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 59'	South
Longitude:	34° 16'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.43 meters/second, 1654.0 km/hour, 1027.7 miles/hour or 893.1 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"	17.13 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.13 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.8"	1027.74 mi	west	0° 00' 55.9"	1.07 mi	south	1027.72 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 27.7"	3.95 mi	west	0° 22' 18.6"	25.55 mi	south	25.86 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 09:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 07'	South
Longitude:	6° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.06 meters/second, 1613.0 km/hour, 1002.3 miles/hour or 871.0 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' 29.5"	16.70 mi	west	0° 00' 12.5"	0.24 mi	south	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 27.4"	1002.23 mi	west	0° 12' 38.6"	14.48 mi	south	1002.30 mi
24 hours	12° 27' 15.3"	861.37 mi	east	5° 02' 59.9"	347.01 mi	south	926.92 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
Dodoma	Sat 12:28 PM	259 km	161 miles	140 nm	NE
Dar es Salaam	Sat 12:28 PM	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	ENE
Arusha	Sat 12:28 PM	575 km	357 miles	311 nm	NNE
Zanzibar City	Sat 12:28 PM	580 km	361 miles	313 nm	ENE
Mwanza	Sat 12:28 PM	624 km	387 miles	337 nm	NNW
Lilongwe	Sat 11:28 AM	666 km	414 miles	359 nm	S
Gitega	Sat 11:28 AM	696 km	433 miles	376 nm	NW
Muyinga	Sat 11:28 AM	716 km	445 miles	387 nm	NW
Mombasa	Sat 12:28 PM	740 km	460 miles	400 nm	NE
Bujumbura	Sat 11:28 AM	747 km	464 miles	403 nm	NW