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 13:24:00 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 13:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 55'	South
Longitude:	25° 03'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.87 meters/second, 1579.9 km/hour, 981.7 miles/hour or 853.1 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"	16.36 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.36 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 52.7"	981.50 mi	west	0° 00' 36.8"	0.70 mi	south	981.47 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 59.5"	3.26 mi	east	0° 14' 33.8"	16.70 mi	south	17.01 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, November 16, 2012 at 13:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 20'	South
Longitude:	14° 33'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.23 meters/second, 1502.0 km/hour, 933.3 miles/hour or 811.0 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' 23.0"	15.56 mi	west	0° 00' 03.2"	0.06 mi	north	15.56 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 00.3"	933.10 mi	west	0° 03' 20.5"	3.83 mi	north	933.28 mi
24 hours	14° 26' 51.5"	937.27 mi	east	1° 57' 34.1"	134.79 mi	north	952.58 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
Salvador	Fri 10:24 AM	1580 km	982 miles	853 nm	WNW
Recife	Fri 10:24 AM	1600 km	994 miles	864 nm	NW
Rio de Janeiro *	Fri 11:24 AM	1937 km	1203 miles	1046 nm	WSW
Jamestown	Fri 1:24 PM	2080 km	1292 miles	1123 nm	E
Fortaleza	Fri 10:24 AM	2232 km	1387 miles	1205 nm	NW
São Paulo *	Fri 11:24 AM	2296 km	1426 miles	1240 nm	WSW
Brasilia *	Fri 11:24 AM	2449 km	1522 miles	1322 nm	W
Monrovia	Fri 1:24 PM	3199 km	1988 miles	1727 nm	NNE
Belém	Fri 10:24 AM	3204 km	1991 miles	1730 nm	NW
Freetown	Fri 1:24 PM	3297 km	2049 miles	1780 nm	NNE