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 Monday, November 19, 2012 at 01:06:00 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 Monday, November 19, 2012 at 01:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 31'	South
Longitude:	159° 34'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.29 meters/second, 1574.3 km/hour, 978.2 miles/hour or 850.0 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"	16.30 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.30 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.4"	977.95 mi	west	0° 00' 34.7"	0.66 mi	south	977.92 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 29.7"	3.80 mi	east	0° 13' 41.7"	15.70 mi	south	16.16 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 01:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 31'	South
Longitude:	126° 37'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.20 meters/second, 1566.7 km/hour, 973.5 miles/hour or 846.0 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' 28.2"	16.23 mi	west	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	north	16.23 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 19.7"	973.44 mi	west	0° 09' 38.0"	11.04 mi	north	973.83 mi
24 hours	12° 16' 12.3"	825.35 mi	east	4° 05' 59.8"	281.83 mi	north	878.16 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
Noumea	Mon 12:06 PM	778 km	483 miles	420 nm	ESE
Port Vila	Mon 12:06 PM	943 km	586 miles	509 nm	E
Brisbane	Mon 11:06 AM	1106 km	687 miles	597 nm	SW
Honiara	Mon 12:06 PM	1116 km	693 miles	603 nm	N
Cairns	Mon 11:06 AM	1487 km	924 miles	803 nm	W
Port Moresby	Mon 11:06 AM	1737 km	1079 miles	938 nm	NW
Sydney *	Mon 12:06 PM	1793 km	1114 miles	968 nm	SSW
Suva *	Mon 2:06 PM	1992 km	1238 miles	1075 nm	E
Canberra *	Mon 12:06 PM	2027 km	1260 miles	1095 nm	SSW
Yaren	Mon 1:06 PM	2247 km	1396 miles	1213 nm	NNE