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 10:58:00 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 10:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 07'	South
Longitude:	11° 36'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.07 meters/second, 1649.1 km/hour, 1024.7 miles/hour or 890.4 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"	17.08 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.08 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 07.6"	1024.67 mi	west	0° 00' 55.0"	1.05 mi	south	1024.65 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 01.5"	3.45 mi	west	0° 21' 55.8"	25.12 mi	south	25.36 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 10:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 25'	South
Longitude:	23° 40'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.81 meters/second, 1547.3 km/hour, 961.5 miles/hour or 835.5 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' 24.8"	16.02 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	south	16.03 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 50.7"	961.26 mi	west	0° 09' 14.8"	10.60 mi	south	960.96 mi
24 hours	14° 19' 27.8"	955.28 mi	east	3° 10' 02.8"	217.83 mi	south	972.21 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
Luanda	Tue 11:58 AM	182 km	113 miles	98 nm	E
Cabinda	Tue 11:58 AM	400 km	248 miles	216 nm	N
Pointe-Noire	Tue 11:58 AM	481 km	299 miles	260 nm	N
Dolisie	Tue 11:58 AM	557 km	346 miles	301 nm	NNE
Huambo	Tue 11:58 AM	606 km	377 miles	327 nm	SE
Kinshasa	Tue 11:58 AM	671 km	417 miles	362 nm	NE
Lubango	Tue 11:58 AM	674 km	419 miles	364 nm	SSE
Brazzaville	Tue 11:58 AM	674 km	419 miles	364 nm	NE
Franceville	Tue 11:58 AM	857 km	532 miles	463 nm	NNE
Port-Gentil	Tue 11:58 AM	978 km	608 miles	528 nm	NNW