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 08:06:00 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 08:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 35'	South
Longitude:	54° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.11 meters/second, 1573.6 km/hour, 977.8 miles/hour or 849.7 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' 51.3"	977.54 mi	west	0° 00' 34.3"	0.66 mi	south	977.51 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 33.1"	3.86 mi	east	0° 13' 35.6"	15.58 mi	south	16.05 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 08:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 22'	South
Longitude:	132° 03'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.51 meters/second, 1575.0 km/hour, 978.7 miles/hour or 850.5 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' 28.8"	16.31 mi	west	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	north	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 57.2"	978.62 mi	west	0° 10' 02.8"	11.51 mi	north	979.00 mi
24 hours	12° 02' 32.4"	813.76 mi	east	4° 13' 31.5"	290.43 mi	north	869.50 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
Saint-Denis	Mon 12:06 PM	170 km	105 miles	92 nm	SSE
Saint-Pierre	Mon 12:06 PM	216 km	134 miles	117 nm	SSE
Port Louis	Mon 12:06 PM	311 km	193 miles	168 nm	ESE
Toamasina	Mon 11:06 AM	569 km	354 miles	307 nm	WNW
Antananarivo	Mon 11:06 AM	747 km	464 miles	404 nm	W
Antsirabe	Mon 11:06 AM	793 km	493 miles	428 nm	W
Moroni	Mon 11:06 AM	1492 km	927 miles	805 nm	NW
Victoria	Mon 12:06 PM	1657 km	1030 miles	895 nm	N
Dar es Salaam	Mon 11:06 AM	2175 km	1352 miles	1174 nm	NW
Lilongwe	Mon 10:06 AM	2302 km	1430 miles	1243 nm	WNW