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 19:16:00 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 19:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 27'	South
Longitude:	112° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.44 meters/second, 1574.8 km/hour, 978.5 miles/hour or 850.3 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"	16.31 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	south	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.6"	978.29 mi	west	0° 00' 34.9"	0.67 mi	south	978.26 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 26.8"	3.75 mi	east	0° 13' 47.0"	15.80 mi	south	16.24 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 19:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 26'	South
Longitude:	42° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.22 meters/second, 1559.6 km/hour, 969.1 miles/hour or 842.1 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' 27.7"	16.15 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	16.15 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 47.4"	968.98 mi	west	0° 09' 14.4"	10.59 mi	north	969.37 mi
24 hours	12° 28' 13.3"	835.51 mi	east	3° 58' 37.0"	273.39 mi	north	885.51 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
Easter Island *	Sun 2:16 PM	922 km	573 miles	498 nm	SSE
Adamstown	Sun 11:16 AM	1873 km	1164 miles	1011 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Sun 1:16 PM	3269 km	2031 miles	1765 nm	NE
Papeete	Sun 9:16 AM	3867 km	2403 miles	2088 nm	W
Lima	Sun 2:16 PM	3926 km	2439 miles	2120 nm	E
Quito	Sun 2:16 PM	4316 km	2682 miles	2331 nm	ENE
Santiago *	Sun 4:16 PM	4456 km	2769 miles	2406 nm	ESE
San Salvador	Sun 1:16 PM	4496 km	2794 miles	2428 nm	NE
Guatemala	Sun 1:16 PM	4497 km	2794 miles	2428 nm	NE
San Jose	Sun 1:16 PM	4537 km	2819 miles	2450 nm	NE