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 Friday, November 16, 2012 at 01:24:00 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 Friday, November 16, 2012 at 01:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 48'	South
Longitude:	154° 55'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.20 meters/second, 1581.1 km/hour, 982.5 miles/hour or 853.7 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"	16.38 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.38 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 53.0"	982.23 mi	west	0° 00' 37.1"	0.71 mi	south	982.20 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 53.3"	3.15 mi	east	0° 14' 43.9"	16.89 mi	south	17.18 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, November 16, 2012 at 01:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 48'	South
Longitude:	172° 55'	West

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' 22.3"	15.50 mi	west	0° 00' 01.5"	0.03 mi	north	15.50 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 20.5"	929.49 mi	west	0° 01' 32.9"	1.77 mi	north	929.57 mi
24 hours	14° 47' 44.0"	956.84 mi	east	1° 17' 55.5"	89.35 mi	north	965.01 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
Brisbane	Fri 11:24 AM	980 km	609 miles	529 nm	S
Cairns	Fri 11:24 AM	991 km	616 miles	535 nm	W
Honiara	Fri 12:24 PM	1170 km	727 miles	631 nm	NNE
Noumea	Fri 12:24 PM	1262 km	784 miles	681 nm	ESE
Port Moresby	Fri 11:24 AM	1328 km	825 miles	717 nm	NW
Port Vila	Fri 12:24 PM	1421 km	883 miles	767 nm	E
Sydney *	Fri 12:24 PM	1710 km	1063 miles	923 nm	SSW
Canberra *	Fri 12:24 PM	1914 km	1189 miles	1034 nm	SSW
Alice Springs	Fri 10:54 AM	2249 km	1398 miles	1215 nm	WSW
Melbourne *	Fri 12:24 PM	2320 km	1441 miles	1252 nm	SSW