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 Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 09:38:00 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 Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 09:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 06'	South
Longitude:	31° 36'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.10 meters/second, 1649.1 km/hour, 1024.7 miles/hour or 890.5 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' 00.0"	17.08 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.08 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.7"	1024.73 mi	west	0° 00' 55.0"	1.05 mi	south	1024.71 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 02.1"	3.46 mi	west	0° 21' 56.1"	25.13 mi	south	25.37 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 09:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 13'	South
Longitude:	42° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.28 meters/second, 1549.0 km/hour, 962.5 miles/hour or 836.4 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' 24.9"	16.04 mi	west	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	south	16.04 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 55.7"	962.31 mi	west	0° 09' 22.10"	10.75 mi	south	962.01 mi
24 hours	14° 17' 44.1"	954.30 mi	east	3° 13' 51.7"	222.20 mi	south	972.19 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
Lubumbashi	Tue 11:38 AM	533 km	331 miles	288 nm	WSW
Ndola	Tue 11:38 AM	538 km	334 miles	290 nm	SW
Kitwe	Tue 11:38 AM	552 km	343 miles	298 nm	SW
Dodoma	Tue 12:38 PM	560 km	348 miles	302 nm	NE
Lilongwe	Tue 11:38 AM	590 km	367 miles	319 nm	SSE
Gitega	Tue 11:38 AM	654 km	406 miles	353 nm	NNW
Bujumbura	Tue 11:38 AM	681 km	423 miles	368 nm	NNW
Muyinga	Tue 11:38 AM	706 km	438 miles	381 nm	NNW
Mwanza	Tue 12:38 PM	742 km	461 miles	401 nm	N
Butare	Tue 11:38 AM	748 km	465 miles	404 nm	NNW