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 Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:48:00 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 Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 46'	South
Longitude:	0° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.52 meters/second, 1650.7 km/hour, 1025.7 miles/hour or 891.3 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"	17.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.10 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.1"	1025.67 mi	west	0° 00' 55.3"	1.06 mi	south	1025.65 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 10.0"	3.61 mi	west	0° 22' 03.4"	25.27 mi	south	25.52 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 15, 2012 at 11:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 25'	South
Longitude:	2° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.79 meters/second, 1576.1 km/hour, 979.3 miles/hour or 851.0 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' 26.3"	16.32 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.22 mi	south	16.32 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 24.6"	979.16 mi	west	0° 11' 14.8"	12.89 mi	south	978.92 mi
24 hours	13° 45' 03.3"	932.43 mi	east	4° 07' 44.9"	283.88 mi	south	967.41 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
Jamestown	Mon 11:48 AM	952 km	592 miles	514 nm	SSW
São Tomé	Mon 11:48 AM	1312 km	815 miles	708 nm	NE
Libreville	Mon 12:48 PM	1527 km	949 miles	825 nm	NE
Luanda	Mon 12:48 PM	1549 km	963 miles	837 nm	E
Accra	Mon 11:48 AM	1584 km	984 miles	855 nm	N
Abidjan	Mon 11:48 AM	1597 km	992 miles	862 nm	NNW
Lome	Mon 11:48 AM	1663 km	1034 miles	898 nm	N
Porto Novo	Mon 12:48 PM	1736 km	1079 miles	937 nm	NNE
Lagos	Mon 12:48 PM	1747 km	1085 miles	943 nm	NNE
Malabo	Mon 12:48 PM	1750 km	1088 miles	945 nm	NE