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 11:52:00 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 11:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 46'	South
Longitude:	1° 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 11:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 26'	South
Longitude:	3° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.77 meters/second, 1576.0 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' 24.4"	979.11 mi	west	0° 11' 14.6"	12.88 mi	south	978.87 mi
24 hours	13° 45' 09.9"	932.52 mi	east	4° 07' 36.5"	283.72 mi	south	967.44 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 11:52 AM	896 km	557 miles	484 nm	SSW
São Tomé	Mon 11:52 AM	1386 km	861 miles	748 nm	NE
Abidjan	Mon 11:52 AM	1576 km	980 miles	851 nm	N
Accra	Mon 11:52 AM	1593 km	990 miles	860 nm	N
Libreville	Mon 12:52 PM	1612 km	1002 miles	870 nm	NE
Luanda	Mon 12:52 PM	1659 km	1031 miles	896 nm	E
Lome	Mon 11:52 AM	1682 km	1045 miles	908 nm	NNE
Porto Novo	Mon 12:52 PM	1765 km	1097 miles	953 nm	NNE
Yamoussoukro	Mon 11:52 AM	1765 km	1097 miles	953 nm	NNW
Lagos	Mon 12:52 PM	1779 km	1106 miles	961 nm	NNE