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, November 10, 2012 at 00:26:00 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, November 10, 2012 at 00:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 12'	South
Longitude:	169° 12'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.20 meters/second, 1595.5 km/hour, 991.4 miles/hour or 861.5 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"	16.52 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.52 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 56.1"	991.22 mi	west	0° 00' 42.0"	0.80 mi	south	991.19 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 36.4"	1.77 mi	east	0° 16' 38.9"	19.08 mi	south	19.17 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, November 10, 2012 at 00:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 09'	South
Longitude:	116° 54'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 448.10 meters/second, 1613.2 km/hour, 1002.4 miles/hour or 871.0 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' 29.9"	16.71 mi	west	0° 00' 12.2"	0.24 mi	south	16.71 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 58.2"	1002.31 mi	west	0° 12' 20.2"	14.13 mi	south	1002.34 mi
24 hours	12° 18' 02.1"	850.30 mi	east	4° 55' 01.5"	337.89 mi	south	912.74 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
Port Vila	Sat 11:26 AM	112 km	69 miles	60 nm	WSW
Luganville	Sat 11:26 AM	286 km	178 miles	154 nm	NW
Noumea	Sat 11:26 AM	631 km	392 miles	341 nm	SSW
Nadi *	Sat 1:26 PM	874 km	543 miles	472 nm	E
Lautoka *	Sat 1:26 PM	878 km	545 miles	474 nm	E
Suva *	Sat 1:26 PM	984 km	611 miles	531 nm	E
Honiara	Sat 11:26 AM	1319 km	820 miles	712 nm	NW
Funafuti	Sat 12:26 PM	1449 km	901 miles	783 nm	NE
Nukualofa	Sat 1:26 PM	1696 km	1054 miles	916 nm	ESE
Yaren	Sat 12:26 PM	1860 km	1156 miles	1004 nm	N