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 13:06:00 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 13:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 38'	South
Longitude:	20° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.98 meters/second, 1573.1 km/hour, 977.5 miles/hour or 849.4 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"	16.29 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.29 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.2"	977.25 mi	west	0° 00' 34.1"	0.65 mi	south	977.22 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 35.5"	3.90 mi	east	0° 13' 31.1"	15.50 mi	south	15.98 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 13:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 31'	South
Longitude:	59° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.09 meters/second, 1580.7 km/hour, 982.2 miles/hour or 853.5 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' 29.3"	16.37 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	north	16.37 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 22.9"	982.16 mi	west	0° 10' 18.2"	11.80 mi	north	982.53 mi
24 hours	11° 53' 20.2"	805.90 mi	east	4° 18' 03.3"	295.61 mi	north	863.46 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
Jamestown	Mon 1:06 PM	1609 km	1000 miles	869 nm	ENE
Recife	Mon 10:06 AM	2017 km	1253 miles	1089 nm	NW
Salvador	Mon 10:06 AM	2067 km	1284 miles	1116 nm	WNW
Rio de Janeiro *	Mon 11:06 AM	2391 km	1486 miles	1291 nm	WSW
Fortaleza	Mon 10:06 AM	2643 km	1642 miles	1427 nm	NW
São Paulo *	Mon 11:06 AM	2748 km	1707 miles	1484 nm	WSW
Brasilia *	Mon 11:06 AM	2943 km	1829 miles	1589 nm	W
Monrovia	Mon 1:06 PM	3056 km	1899 miles	1650 nm	NNE
Freetown	Mon 1:06 PM	3207 km	1993 miles	1732 nm	NNE
Abidjan	Mon 1:06 PM	3291 km	2045 miles	1777 nm	NE