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 18:56:00 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 18:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 41'	South
Longitude:	107° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.83 meters/second, 1572.6 km/hour, 977.2 miles/hour or 849.1 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' 00.5"	0.01 mi	south	16.29 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 51.1"	976.91 mi	west	0° 00' 34.0"	0.65 mi	south	976.88 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 38.4"	3.96 mi	east	0° 13' 25.8"	15.40 mi	south	15.90 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, November 19, 2012 at 18:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 31'	South
Longitude:	24° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.84 meters/second, 1587.0 km/hour, 986.1 miles/hour or 856.9 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' 29.8"	16.44 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.44 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 51.6"	986.08 mi	west	0° 10' 33.9"	12.10 mi	north	986.44 mi
24 hours	11° 43' 14.4"	797.22 mi	east	4° 22' 29.8"	300.68 mi	north	856.57 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 *	Mon 1:56 PM	833 km	518 miles	450 nm	S
Adamstown	Mon 10:56 AM	2362 km	1467 miles	1275 nm	WSW
Galapagos Islands	Mon 12:56 PM	2879 km	1789 miles	1554 nm	NE
Lima	Mon 1:56 PM	3404 km	2115 miles	1838 nm	E
Quito	Mon 1:56 PM	3859 km	2398 miles	2084 nm	ENE
Santiago *	Mon 3:56 PM	3982 km	2474 miles	2150 nm	ESE
San Jose	Mon 12:56 PM	4188 km	2602 miles	2261 nm	NE
La Paz	Mon 2:56 PM	4213 km	2618 miles	2275 nm	E
San Salvador	Mon 12:56 PM	4222 km	2623 miles	2280 nm	NNE
Guatemala	Mon 12:56 PM	4242 km	2636 miles	2291 nm	NNE