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 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 14:22:00 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 Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 14:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 52'	South
Longitude:	39° 20'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.33 meters/second, 1570.8 km/hour, 976.0 miles/hour or 848.2 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' 59.7"	16.27 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 50.6"	975.79 mi	west	0° 00' 33.2"	0.64 mi	south	975.76 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 48.0"	4.12 mi	east	0° 13' 08.1"	15.06 mi	south	15.61 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 14:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 59'	South
Longitude:	53° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.72 meters/second, 1604.6 km/hour, 997.0 miles/hour or 866.4 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' 31.1"	16.62 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.62 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 14.6"	997.03 mi	west	0° 11' 09.3"	12.78 mi	north	997.31 mi
24 hours	11° 14' 53.3"	772.34 mi	east	4° 31' 15.5"	310.67 mi	north	835.19 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
Vitória *	Tue 12:22 PM	118 km	73 miles	64 nm	WSW
Belo Horizonte *	Tue 12:22 PM	479 km	297 miles	258 nm	W
Niterói *	Tue 12:22 PM	515 km	320 miles	278 nm	SW
Rio de Janeiro *	Tue 12:22 PM	527 km	327 miles	284 nm	SW
Salvador	Tue 11:22 AM	768 km	478 miles	415 nm	N
São Paulo *	Tue 12:22 PM	859 km	534 miles	464 nm	WSW
Brasilia *	Tue 12:22 PM	1012 km	629 miles	546 nm	WNW
Recife	Tue 11:22 AM	1387 km	862 miles	749 nm	NNE
Fortaleza	Tue 11:22 AM	1784 km	1109 miles	963 nm	N
Asuncion *	Tue 11:22 AM	1974 km	1226 miles	1066 nm	WSW