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 16:48:00 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 16:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 51'	South
Longitude:	75° 52'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.42 meters/second, 1650.3 km/hour, 1025.5 miles/hour or 891.1 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"	17.09 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.09 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.0"	1025.46 mi	west	0° 00' 55.1"	1.05 mi	south	1025.44 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 08.2"	3.58 mi	west	0° 22' 01.8"	25.23 mi	south	25.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 15, 2012 at 16:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 21'	South
Longitude:	74° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.14 meters/second, 1570.1 km/hour, 975.6 miles/hour or 847.8 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' 26.1"	16.26 mi	west	0° 00' 10.8"	0.21 mi	south	16.26 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 03.9"	975.45 mi	west	0° 10' 53.3"	12.48 mi	south	975.19 mi
24 hours	13° 53' 04.4"	938.30 mi	east	3° 56' 55.4"	271.50 mi	south	969.26 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
Lima	Mon 11:48 AM	378 km	235 miles	204 nm	SSW
Guayaquil	Mon 11:48 AM	859 km	533 miles	464 nm	NNW
Rio Branco	Mon 12:48 PM	893 km	555 miles	482 nm	E
Quito	Mon 11:48 AM	996 km	619 miles	538 nm	NNW
La Paz	Mon 12:48 PM	1193 km	741 miles	644 nm	SE
Cali	Mon 11:48 AM	1356 km	842 miles	732 nm	N
Bogota	Mon 11:48 AM	1503 km	934 miles	812 nm	N
Sucre	Mon 12:48 PM	1606 km	998 miles	867 nm	SE
Medellin	Mon 11:48 AM	1669 km	1037 miles	901 nm	N
Galapagos Islands	Mon 10:48 AM	1758 km	1092 miles	949 nm	WNW