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 20:06:00 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 20:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 28'	South
Longitude:	125° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.42 meters/second, 1574.7 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' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.6"	978.24 mi	west	0° 00' 34.9"	0.67 mi	south	978.21 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 27.1"	3.75 mi	east	0° 13' 46.2"	15.79 mi	south	16.23 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, November 18, 2012 at 20:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 18'	South
Longitude:	54° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 433.50 meters/second, 1560.6 km/hour, 969.7 miles/hour or 842.7 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"	16.16 mi	west	0° 00' 09.2"	0.18 mi	north	16.16 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 51.9"	969.63 mi	west	0° 09' 17.9"	10.66 mi	north	970.02 mi
24 hours	12° 26' 28.4"	834.03 mi	east	3° 59' 44.0"	274.67 mi	north	884.46 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
Adamstown	Sun 12:06 PM	785 km	488 miles	424 nm	SW
Easter Island *	Sun 3:06 PM	1849 km	1149 miles	998 nm	ESE
Papeete	Sun 10:06 AM	2555 km	1588 miles	1380 nm	W
Rarotonga	Sun 10:06 AM	3584 km	2227 miles	1935 nm	W
Kiritimati	Mon 10:06 AM	4210 km	2616 miles	2273 nm	WNW
Alofi	Sun 9:06 AM	4663 km	2897 miles	2518 nm	W
Apia *	Mon 10:06 AM	4968 km	3087 miles	2682 nm	W
Mexico City	Sun 2:06 PM	5172 km	3213 miles	2792 nm	NE
Nukualofa	Mon 9:06 AM	5180 km	3218 miles	2797 nm	W
Lima	Sun 3:06 PM	5235 km	3253 miles	2826 nm	E