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 03:56:00 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 03:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 34'	South
Longitude:	116° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.78 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"	983.54 mi	west	0° 00' 38.0"	0.73 mi	south	983.51 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 41.8"	2.95 mi	east	0° 15' 01.9"	17.23 mi	south	17.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 03:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 43'	South
Longitude:	135° 29'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.62 meters/second, 1496.2 km/hour, 929.7 miles/hour or 807.9 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' 01.8"	0.04 mi	south	15.50 mi
1 hour	14° 21' 52.0"	929.47 mi	west	0° 01' 51.0"	2.12 mi	south	929.37 mi
24 hours	15° 10' 47.6"	982.19 mi	east	0° 00' 32.4"	0.62 mi	south	982.16 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
Denpasar	Thu 11:56 AM	1110 km	690 miles	599 nm	N
Malang	Thu 10:56 AM	1254 km	779 miles	677 nm	NNW
Surabaya	Thu 10:56 AM	1329 km	826 miles	717 nm	NNW
Surakarta	Thu 10:56 AM	1385 km	861 miles	748 nm	NNW
Dili	Thu 12:56 PM	1453 km	903 miles	784 nm	NE
Perth	Thu 11:56 AM	1486 km	924 miles	803 nm	S
Makassar	Thu 11:56 AM	1511 km	939 miles	816 nm	N
Bandung	Thu 10:56 AM	1634 km	1015 miles	882 nm	NW
Darwin	Thu 1:26 PM	1642 km	1020 miles	887 nm	ENE
Jakarta	Thu 10:56 AM	1756 km	1091 miles	948 nm	NW