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 Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 09:48:00 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 Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 09:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 50'	South
Longitude:	29° 00'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 457.12 meters/second, 1645.6 km/hour, 1022.6 miles/hour or 888.6 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"	17.04 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.04 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.9"	1022.54 mi	west	0° 00' 54.3"	1.04 mi	south	1022.51 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 44.0"	3.11 mi	west	0° 21' 39.3"	24.81 mi	south	25.00 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, October 18, 2012 at 09:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 25'	South
Longitude:	69° 29'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.02 meters/second, 1501.3 km/hour, 932.9 miles/hour or 810.6 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' 23.0"	15.55 mi	west	0° 00' 03.0"	0.06 mi	south	15.55 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 03.2"	932.61 mi	west	0° 03' 04.0"	3.52 mi	south	932.46 mi
24 hours	14° 44' 02.1"	955.26 mi	east	0° 32' 04.7"	36.79 mi	south	954.30 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	Thu 11:48 AM	262 km	163 miles	141 nm	SW
Lusaka	Thu 11:48 AM	614 km	382 miles	332 nm	S
Lilongwe	Thu 11:48 AM	694 km	431 miles	375 nm	SE
Gitega	Thu 11:48 AM	715 km	445 miles	386 nm	N
Bujumbura	Thu 11:48 AM	716 km	445 miles	387 nm	N
Mbuji-Mayi	Thu 10:48 AM	724 km	450 miles	391 nm	NW
Muyinga	Thu 11:48 AM	787 km	489 miles	425 nm	N
Butare	Thu 11:48 AM	804 km	500 miles	434 nm	N
Dodoma	Thu 12:48 PM	846 km	526 miles	457 nm	ENE
Gitarama	Thu 11:48 AM	861 km	535 miles	465 nm	N