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 Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 03:36:00 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 Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 03:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 34'	South
Longitude:	121° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.79 meters/second, 1583.2 km/hour, 983.8 miles/hour or 854.9 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' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.40 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.4"	983.56 mi	west	0° 00' 38.0"	0.73 mi	south	983.53 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 41.8"	2.95 mi	east	0° 15' 02.0"	17.24 mi	south	17.49 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 03:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 43'	South
Longitude:	140° 17'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.65 meters/second, 1496.3 km/hour, 929.8 miles/hour or 808.0 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' 21.8"	15.50 mi	west	0° 00' 02.0"	0.04 mi	south	15.50 mi
1 hour	14° 21' 52.0"	929.53 mi	west	0° 01' 54.3"	2.18 mi	south	929.44 mi
24 hours	15° 10' 58.7"	982.46 mi	east	0° 01' 48.2"	2.07 mi	south	982.37 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
Broome	Thu 11:36 AM	76 km	47 miles	41 nm	NNE
Kupang	Thu 11:36 AM	948 km	589 miles	512 nm	NNE
Darwin	Thu 1:06 PM	1174 km	730 miles	634 nm	NE
Dili	Thu 12:36 PM	1177 km	732 miles	636 nm	NNE
Denpasar	Thu 11:36 AM	1310 km	814 miles	707 nm	NW
Alice Springs	Thu 1:06 PM	1368 km	850 miles	739 nm	ESE
Makassar	Thu 11:36 AM	1509 km	938 miles	815 nm	N
Malang	Thu 10:36 AM	1532 km	952 miles	827 nm	NW
Surabaya	Thu 10:36 AM	1594 km	991 miles	861 nm	NW
Perth	Thu 11:36 AM	1602 km	995 miles	865 nm	SSW