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 Sunday, November 18, 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 Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 01:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 17'	South
Longitude:	155° 01'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.91 meters/second, 1576.5 km/hour, 979.6 miles/hour or 851.2 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"	16.33 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.33 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.9"	979.35 mi	west	0° 00' 35.4"	0.68 mi	south	979.32 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 17.7"	3.59 mi	east	0° 14' 02.7"	16.10 mi	south	16.50 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 01:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 57'	South
Longitude:	144° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.07 meters/second, 1537.4 km/hour, 955.3 miles/hour or 830.1 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' 25.9"	15.92 mi	west	0° 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	north	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 04.5"	955.18 mi	west	0° 07' 43.9"	8.86 mi	north	955.55 mi
24 hours	13° 07' 41.6"	868.77 mi	east	3° 29' 18.4"	239.87 mi	north	908.49 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	Sun 11:24 AM	930 km	578 miles	502 nm	SSW
Cairns	Sun 11:24 AM	1013 km	629 miles	547 nm	WNW
Honiara	Sun 12:24 PM	1212 km	753 miles	655 nm	NNE
Noumea	Sun 12:24 PM	1235 km	767 miles	667 nm	ESE
Port Moresby	Sun 11:24 AM	1376 km	855 miles	743 nm	NW
Port Vila	Sun 12:24 PM	1414 km	879 miles	764 nm	E
Sydney *	Sun 12:24 PM	1660 km	1031 miles	896 nm	SSW
Canberra *	Sun 12:24 PM	1866 km	1159 miles	1007 nm	SSW
Alice Springs	Sun 10:54 AM	2244 km	1394 miles	1211 nm	WSW
Melbourne *	Sun 12:24 PM	2274 km	1413 miles	1228 nm	SSW