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 Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 09:48:00 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 Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 09:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 07'	South
Longitude:	28° 49'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.93 meters/second, 1587.4 km/hour, 986.3 miles/hour or 857.1 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"	16.44 mi	west	0° 00' 00.7"	0.01 mi	south	16.44 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 54.4"	986.14 mi	west	0° 00' 39.3"	0.75 mi	south	986.11 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 20.0"	2.56 mi	east	0° 15' 36.1"	17.89 mi	south	18.07 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 09:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 08'	South
Longitude:	21° 10'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.50 meters/second, 1531.8 km/hour, 951.8 miles/hour or 827.1 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' 23.6"	15.86 mi	west	0° 00' 08.0"	0.15 mi	south	15.86 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 37.8"	951.58 mi	west	0° 07' 56.8"	9.11 mi	south	951.28 mi
24 hours	14° 50' 34.3"	981.25 mi	east	2° 34' 33.1"	177.17 mi	south	990.08 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
Bulawayo	Tue 11:48 AM	227 km	141 miles	123 nm	S
Harare	Tue 11:48 AM	239 km	149 miles	129 nm	E
Lusaka	Tue 11:48 AM	314 km	195 miles	170 nm	NNW
Francistown	Tue 11:48 AM	365 km	227 miles	197 nm	SSW
Mutare	Tue 11:48 AM	417 km	259 miles	225 nm	ESE
Beira	Tue 11:48 AM	662 km	412 miles	358 nm	ESE
Lilongwe	Tue 11:48 AM	700 km	435 miles	378 nm	NE
Lubumbashi	Tue 11:48 AM	728 km	453 miles	393 nm	NNW
Molepolole	Tue 11:48 AM	776 km	482 miles	419 nm	SSW
Gaborone	Tue 11:48 AM	784 km	487 miles	423 nm	SSW