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 Friday, November 9, 2012 at 08:38:00 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 Friday, November 9, 2012 at 08:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 01'	South
Longitude:	46° 11'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.64 meters/second, 1597.1 km/hour, 992.4 miles/hour or 862.4 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° 14' 59.9"	16.54 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.54 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.6"	992.21 mi	west	0° 00' 42.4"	0.81 mi	south	992.18 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 27.9"	1.62 mi	east	0° 16' 50.5"	19.31 mi	south	19.37 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, November 9, 2012 at 08:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 04'	North
Longitude:	13° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.73 meters/second, 1615.4 km/hour, 1003.8 miles/hour or 872.3 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' 30.7"	16.73 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	south	16.73 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 45.3"	1003.74 mi	west	0° 12' 06.4"	13.87 mi	south	1003.87 mi
24 hours	11° 55' 32.7"	824.83 mi	east	4° 54' 36.6"	337.39 mi	south	890.84 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
Antananarivo	Fri 11:38 AM	253 km	158 miles	137 nm	SSE
Antsirabe	Fri 11:38 AM	328 km	204 miles	177 nm	SSE
Toamasina	Fri 11:38 AM	364 km	226 miles	196 nm	ESE
Mamoutzou	Fri 11:38 AM	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	NNW
Mutsamudu	Fri 11:38 AM	570 km	354 miles	308 nm	NNW
Moroni	Fri 11:38 AM	668 km	415 miles	360 nm	NNW
Nampula	Fri 10:38 AM	770 km	479 miles	416 nm	WNW
Saint-Denis	Fri 12:38 PM	1065 km	662 miles	575 nm	ESE
Port Louis	Fri 12:38 PM	1243 km	772 miles	671 nm	ESE
Dar es Salaam	Fri 11:38 AM	1355 km	842 miles	731 nm	NW