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 Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 14:48:00 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 Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 14:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 38'	South
Longitude:	46° 06'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 455.98 meters/second, 1641.5 km/hour, 1020.0 miles/hour or 886.4 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"	17.00 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	17.00 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.1"	1019.97 mi	west	0° 00' 53.5"	1.02 mi	south	1019.95 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 23.1"	2.70 mi	west	0° 21' 18.8"	24.42 mi	south	24.57 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, October 20, 2012 at 14:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 44'	South
Longitude:	26° 32'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.80 meters/second, 1511.3 km/hour, 939.1 miles/hour or 816.0 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' 25.0"	15.65 mi	west	0° 00' 04.5"	0.09 mi	north	15.65 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 06.0"	938.88 mi	west	0° 04' 31.1"	5.18 mi	north	939.11 mi
24 hours	13° 36' 11.3"	885.82 mi	east	2° 20' 21.2"	160.90 mi	north	906.43 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
Barreiras	Sat 11:48 AM	209 km	130 miles	113 nm	SE
Palmas	Sat 11:48 AM	250 km	155 miles	135 nm	W
Brasilia	Sat 11:48 AM	604 km	375 miles	326 nm	SSW
Salvador	Sat 11:48 AM	869 km	540 miles	469 nm	ESE
Belém	Sat 11:48 AM	1049 km	652 miles	566 nm	NNW
Fortaleza	Sat 11:48 AM	1125 km	699 miles	608 nm	NE
Recife	Sat 11:48 AM	1263 km	785 miles	682 nm	ENE
Rio de Janeiro	Sat 11:48 AM	1401 km	870 miles	756 nm	SSE
São Paulo	Sat 11:48 AM	1433 km	891 miles	774 nm	S
Manaus	Sat 10:48 AM	1748 km	1086 miles	944 nm	WNW