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 Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 17:34:00 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 Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 17:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 19'	South
Longitude:	87° 12'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.05 meters/second, 1566.2 km/hour, 973.2 miles/hour or 845.7 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' 59.7"	16.22 mi	west	0° 00' 00.5"	0.01 mi	south	16.22 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 49.7"	972.92 mi	west	0° 00' 31.2"	0.60 mi	south	972.89 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 12.7"	4.55 mi	east	0° 12' 20.5"	14.15 mi	south	14.87 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 17:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 39'	North
Longitude:	28° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.59 meters/second, 1618.5 km/hour, 1005.7 miles/hour or 873.9 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' 33.1"	16.76 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	16.76 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 13.6"	1005.70 mi	west	0° 11' 03.7"	12.67 mi	north	1005.70 mi
24 hours	10° 39' 56.9"	737.03 mi	east	4° 18' 12.1"	295.72 mi	north	792.32 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
Lima	Thu 12:34 PM	1419 km	882 miles	766 nm	NE
La Paz	Thu 1:34 PM	2057 km	1278 miles	1110 nm	E
Guayaquil	Thu 12:34 PM	2154 km	1338 miles	1163 nm	NNE
Galapagos Islands	Thu 11:34 AM	2164 km	1345 miles	1169 nm	N
Santiago *	Thu 2:34 PM	2187 km	1359 miles	1181 nm	SE
Sucre	Thu 1:34 PM	2302 km	1431 miles	1243 nm	E
Easter Island *	Thu 12:34 PM	2375 km	1476 miles	1282 nm	WSW
Quito	Thu 12:34 PM	2416 km	1501 miles	1304 nm	NNE
Córdoba	Thu 2:34 PM	2607 km	1620 miles	1408 nm	ESE
Asuncion *	Thu 2:34 PM	3077 km	1912 miles	1662 nm	ESE