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 20:28:00 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 20:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 10'	South
Longitude:	130° 46'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.24 meters/second, 1653.3 km/hour, 1027.3 miles/hour or 892.7 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"	17.12 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.12 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.7"	1027.30 mi	west	0° 00' 55.8"	1.06 mi	south	1027.28 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 23.9"	3.88 mi	west	0° 22' 15.4"	25.49 mi	south	25.79 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, October 13, 2012 at 20:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 26'	South
Longitude:	153° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.07 meters/second, 1609.4 km/hour, 1000.1 miles/hour or 869.0 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' 28.8"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 12.6"	0.24 mi	south	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 54.3"	999.98 mi	west	0° 12' 39.6"	14.50 mi	south	999.98 mi
24 hours	12° 42' 19.3"	877.32 mi	east	4° 59' 03.6"	342.52 mi	south	938.65 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
Taiohae	Sat 10:58 AM	967 km	601 miles	522 nm	W
Adamstown	Sat 12:28 PM	1872 km	1163 miles	1011 nm	S
Papeete	Sat 10:28 AM	2287 km	1421 miles	1235 nm	WSW
Easter Island *	Sat 3:28 PM	3081 km	1914 miles	1663 nm	SE
Kiritimati	Sun 10:28 AM	3151 km	1958 miles	1702 nm	WNW
Rarotonga	Sat 10:28 AM	3434 km	2134 miles	1854 nm	WSW
Alofi	Sat 9:28 AM	4394 km	2730 miles	2372 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Sat 10:28 AM	4404 km	2737 miles	2378 nm	NW
Apia *	Sun 10:28 AM	4520 km	2809 miles	2441 nm	WSW
Mexico City *	Sat 3:28 PM	4619 km	2870 miles	2494 nm	NE