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 Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 01:14:00 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 Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 01:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 21'	South
Longitude:	158° 13'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.11 meters/second, 1555.6 km/hour, 966.6 miles/hour or 840.0 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' 59.8"	16.11 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.11 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 47.3"	966.31 mi	west	0° 00' 26.1"	0.50 mi	south	966.28 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 10.5"	5.56 mi	east	0° 10' 15.4"	11.76 mi	south	13.01 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 01:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 49'	North
Longitude:	28° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 422.58 meters/second, 1521.3 km/hour, 945.3 miles/hour or 821.4 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"	15.76 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	north	15.76 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 11.2"	945.04 mi	west	0° 03' 30.0"	4.01 mi	north	944.87 mi
24 hours	11° 36' 15.2"	755.36 mi	east	0° 58' 18.3"	66.85 mi	north	755.98 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
Noumea	Wed 12:14 PM	858 km	533 miles	463 nm	E
Brisbane	Wed 11:14 AM	859 km	534 miles	464 nm	SW
Port Vila	Wed 12:14 PM	1133 km	704 miles	612 nm	ENE
Honiara	Wed 12:14 PM	1331 km	827 miles	719 nm	N
Cairns	Wed 11:14 AM	1396 km	868 miles	754 nm	WNW
Sydney *	Wed 12:14 PM	1549 km	963 miles	837 nm	SSW
Port Moresby	Wed 11:14 AM	1768 km	1099 miles	955 nm	NW
Canberra *	Wed 12:14 PM	1781 km	1107 miles	962 nm	SSW
Suva *	Wed 2:14 PM	2146 km	1334 miles	1159 nm	E
Melbourne *	Wed 12:14 PM	2227 km	1384 miles	1202 nm	SSW