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, November 8, 2012 at 20:28:00 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, November 8, 2012 at 20:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 52'	South
Longitude:	131° 19'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.98 meters/second, 1598.3 km/hour, 993.1 miles/hour or 863.0 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° 14' 59.9"	16.55 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.55 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.8"	992.98 mi	west	0° 00' 42.7"	0.82 mi	south	992.95 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 21.3"	1.50 mi	east	0° 16' 59.4"	19.47 mi	south	19.53 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, November 8, 2012 at 20:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 29'	North
Longitude:	162° 44'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.21 meters/second, 1613.6 km/hour, 1002.6 miles/hour or 871.3 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' 31.1"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	south	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 12.4"	1002.58 mi	west	0° 11' 45.9"	13.47 mi	south	1002.77 mi
24 hours	11° 41' 43.3"	807.54 mi	east	4° 49' 41.2"	331.76 mi	south	874.06 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
Gambier Islands	Thu 11:28 AM	791 km	491 miles	427 nm	SSW
Adamstown	Thu 12:28 PM	917 km	570 miles	495 nm	S
Papeete	Thu 10:28 AM	1941 km	1206 miles	1048 nm	W
Easter Island *	Thu 3:28 PM	2531 km	1573 miles	1367 nm	ESE
Rarotonga	Thu 10:28 AM	3030 km	1883 miles	1636 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Fri 10:28 AM	3529 km	2193 miles	1906 nm	WNW
Alofi	Thu 9:28 AM	4088 km	2540 miles	2207 nm	W
Apia *	Fri 10:28 AM	4349 km	2702 miles	2348 nm	W
Fakaofo	Fri 9:28 AM	4398 km	2733 miles	2375 nm	W
Nukualofa	Fri 9:28 AM	4630 km	2877 miles	2500 nm	WSW