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 Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 22:48:00 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 Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 22:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 34'	South
Longitude:	165° 49'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.76 meters/second, 1651.5 km/hour, 1026.2 miles/hour or 891.8 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"	17.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.10 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.2"	1026.22 mi	west	0° 00' 55.5"	1.06 mi	south	1026.20 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 14.7"	3.70 mi	west	0° 22' 07.5"	25.34 mi	south	25.61 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, October 14, 2012 at 22:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 53'	South
Longitude:	174° 16'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.70 meters/second, 1590.1 km/hour, 988.1 miles/hour or 858.6 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' 27.2"	16.47 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	south	16.47 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 18.0"	987.93 mi	west	0° 11' 59.2"	13.73 mi	south	987.76 mi
24 hours	13° 23' 40.7"	915.47 mi	east	4° 31' 22.4"	310.90 mi	south	960.56 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	Mon 11:48 AM	602 km	374 miles	325 nm	W
Rawaki	Mon 11:48 AM	762 km	473 miles	411 nm	NW
Pago Pago	Sun 11:48 AM	825 km	513 miles	445 nm	SW
Apia *	Mon 12:48 PM	872 km	542 miles	471 nm	SW
Alofi	Sun 11:48 AM	1241 km	771 miles	670 nm	SSW
Kiritimati	Mon 12:48 PM	1489 km	926 miles	804 nm	NE
Baker Island	Sun 10:48 AM	1528 km	950 miles	825 nm	NW
Rarotonga	Sun 12:48 PM	1544 km	960 miles	834 nm	SSE
Funafuti	Mon 10:48 AM	1647 km	1023 miles	889 nm	W
Nukualofa	Mon 11:48 AM	1715 km	1066 miles	926 nm	SW