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 Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 10:48:00 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 Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 10:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 36'	South
Longitude:	13° 45'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.24 meters/second, 1592.1 km/hour, 989.3 miles/hour or 859.6 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"	16.49 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.49 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 55.5"	989.06 mi	west	0° 00' 40.9"	0.78 mi	south	989.03 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 54.8"	2.11 mi	east	0° 16' 12.9"	18.59 mi	south	18.71 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, November 11, 2012 at 10:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 08'	South
Longitude:	20° 46'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.54 meters/second, 1589.6 km/hour, 987.7 miles/hour or 858.3 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' 27.5"	16.46 mi	west	0° 00' 11.8"	0.22 mi	south	16.46 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 34.0"	987.57 mi	west	0° 11' 45.6"	13.47 mi	south	987.39 mi
24 hours	13° 21' 39.3"	912.55 mi	east	4° 27' 12.9"	306.14 mi	south	956.24 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
Lubango	Sun 11:48 AM	297 km	185 miles	160 nm	N
Swakopmund *	Sun 12:48 PM	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	S
Huambo	Sun 11:48 AM	574 km	357 miles	310 nm	NNE
Walvis Bay *	Sun 12:48 PM	599 km	372 miles	323 nm	S
Rundu *	Sun 12:48 PM	639 km	397 miles	345 nm	E
Windhoek *	Sun 12:48 PM	653 km	406 miles	353 nm	SSE
Luanda	Sun 11:48 AM	970 km	603 miles	524 nm	N
Kinshasa	Sun 11:48 AM	1478 km	918 miles	798 nm	N
Brazzaville	Sun 11:48 AM	1484 km	922 miles	801 nm	N
Gaborone	Sun 12:48 PM	1485 km	923 miles	802 nm	SE