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 Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 20:46:00 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 Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 20:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 30'	South
Longitude:	135° 38'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.97 meters/second, 1583.9 km/hour, 984.2 miles/hour or 855.2 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"	16.40 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	south	16.40 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.6"	983.98 mi	west	0° 00' 38.1"	0.73 mi	south	983.95 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 38.1"	2.88 mi	east	0° 15' 07.7"	17.34 mi	south	17.58 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 20:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 25'	South
Longitude:	121° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.46 meters/second, 1499.3 km/hour, 931.6 miles/hour or 809.5 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' 21.8"	15.53 mi	west	0° 00' 03.0"	0.06 mi	south	15.53 mi
1 hour	14° 21' 55.8"	931.35 mi	west	0° 02' 59.2"	3.43 mi	south	931.21 mi
24 hours	15° 13' 32.8"	987.09 mi	east	0° 27' 49.6"	31.91 mi	south	986.10 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	Wed 11:46 AM	519 km	322 miles	280 nm	S
Adamstown	Wed 12:46 PM	925 km	575 miles	500 nm	SE
Papeete	Wed 10:46 AM	1479 km	919 miles	799 nm	W
Rarotonga	Wed 10:46 AM	2544 km	1581 miles	1374 nm	W
Easter Island *	Wed 3:46 PM	2856 km	1775 miles	1542 nm	ESE
Kiritimati	Thu 10:46 AM	3274 km	2035 miles	1768 nm	NW
Alofi	Wed 9:46 AM	3610 km	2243 miles	1949 nm	W
Apia *	Thu 10:46 AM	3893 km	2419 miles	2102 nm	W
Fakaofo	Thu 9:46 AM	3969 km	2466 miles	2143 nm	W
Nukualofa	Thu 9:46 AM	4145 km	2576 miles	2238 nm	W