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 09:46:00 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 Friday, November 16, 2012 at 09:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 53'	South
Longitude:	29° 26'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.97 meters/second, 1580.3 km/hour, 982.0 miles/hour or 853.3 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"	16.37 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.37 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.7"	981.72 mi	west	0° 00' 36.9"	0.71 mi	south	981.69 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 57.5"	3.23 mi	east	0° 14' 36.9"	16.76 mi	south	17.06 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, November 16, 2012 at 09:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 30'	South
Longitude:	66° 48'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.63 meters/second, 1499.9 km/hour, 932.0 miles/hour or 809.9 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' 22.7"	15.53 mi	west	0° 00' 02.7"	0.05 mi	north	15.53 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 46.7"	931.76 mi	west	0° 02' 48.6"	3.22 mi	north	931.91 mi
24 hours	14° 33' 39.6"	943.50 mi	east	1° 45' 58.7"	121.51 mi	north	956.52 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
Bulawayo	Fri 11:46 AM	167 km	104 miles	90 nm	SSW
Harare	Fri 11:46 AM	206 km	128 miles	111 nm	NE
Francistown	Fri 11:46 AM	324 km	201 miles	175 nm	SW
Mutare	Fri 11:46 AM	340 km	211 miles	183 nm	E
Lusaka	Fri 11:46 AM	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	NNW
Beira	Fri 11:46 AM	577 km	358 miles	312 nm	ESE
Blantyre	Fri 11:46 AM	684 km	425 miles	369 nm	ENE
Lilongwe	Fri 11:46 AM	712 km	443 miles	385 nm	NE
Molepolole	Fri 11:46 AM	734 km	456 miles	396 nm	SSW
Gaborone	Fri 11:46 AM	736 km	457 miles	397 nm	SSW