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 08:42:00 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 08:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 37'	South
Longitude:	45° 23'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.65 meters/second, 1582.7 km/hour, 983.5 miles/hour or 854.6 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"	16.39 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.39 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.3"	983.25 mi	west	0° 00' 37.8"	0.72 mi	south	983.22 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 44.5"	3.00 mi	east	0° 14' 57.9"	17.16 mi	south	17.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 08:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 51'	South
Longitude:	67° 01'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.29 meters/second, 1495.0 km/hour, 929.0 miles/hour or 807.3 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' 21.8"	15.48 mi	west	0° 00' 01.1"	0.02 mi	south	15.48 mi
1 hour	14° 21' 53.2"	928.73 mi	west	0° 01' 05.4"	1.25 mi	south	928.67 mi
24 hours	15° 07' 31.3"	977.87 mi	east	0° 17' 26.4"	20.00 mi	north	979.01 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
Antsirabe	Thu 11:42 AM	221 km	137 miles	119 nm	SE
Antananarivo	Thu 11:42 AM	227 km	141 miles	122 nm	E
Toamasina	Thu 11:42 AM	427 km	265 miles	231 nm	E
Mamoutzou	Thu 11:42 AM	646 km	401 miles	349 nm	N
Mutsamudu	Thu 11:42 AM	722 km	449 miles	390 nm	N
Nampula	Thu 10:42 AM	759 km	472 miles	410 nm	WNW
Moroni	Thu 11:42 AM	801 km	498 miles	432 nm	NNW
Saint-Denis	Thu 12:42 PM	1084 km	673 miles	585 nm	ESE
Port Louis	Thu 12:42 PM	1283 km	797 miles	693 nm	E
Lilongwe	Thu 10:42 AM	1343 km	834 miles	725 nm	WNW