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 22, 2012 at 16:34:00 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 22, 2012 at 16:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 22'	South
Longitude:	72° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 454.85 meters/second, 1637.5 km/hour, 1017.5 miles/hour or 884.2 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"	16.96 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	south	16.96 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.3"	1017.42 mi	west	0° 00' 52.6"	1.00 mi	south	1017.40 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 02.4"	2.31 mi	west	0° 20' 57.8"	24.02 mi	south	24.13 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, October 22, 2012 at 16:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 51'	South
Longitude:	27° 22'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.96 meters/second, 1565.9 km/hour, 973.0 miles/hour or 845.5 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' 29.0"	16.22 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	16.22 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 06.0"	972.89 mi	west	0° 09' 15.9"	10.62 mi	north	973.27 mi
24 hours	12° 01' 26.0"	807.63 mi	east	3° 58' 02.2"	272.72 mi	north	858.32 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 11:34 AM	482 km	299 miles	260 nm	W
Rio Branco	Mon 12:34 PM	553 km	344 miles	299 nm	ENE
Arequipa	Mon 11:34 AM	573 km	356 miles	309 nm	SSE
La Paz	Mon 12:34 PM	752 km	467 miles	406 nm	SE
Sucre	Mon 12:34 PM	1164 km	723 miles	628 nm	SE
Guayaquil	Mon 11:34 AM	1288 km	800 miles	695 nm	NW
Quito	Mon 11:34 AM	1389 km	863 miles	750 nm	NNW
Manaus	Mon 12:34 PM	1667 km	1036 miles	900 nm	ENE
Cali	Mon 11:34 AM	1686 km	1048 miles	911 nm	NNW
Bogota	Mon 11:34 AM	1776 km	1103 miles	959 nm	N