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

Penumbral Eclipse in progress – white lines on map

• The map shows the Nov 28, 2012 Penumbral Lunar Eclipse in progress.
• The white lines on the map shows areas where a partial eclipse is visible.

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 14:36:00 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 14:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 26'	South
Longitude:	42° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 431.83 meters/second, 1554.6 km/hour, 966.0 miles/hour or 839.4 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' 59.8"	16.10 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.10 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 47.0"	965.67 mi	west	0° 00' 25.6"	0.49 mi	south	965.65 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 16.3"	5.66 mi	east	0° 10' 01.8"	11.50 mi	south	12.82 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at 14:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 28'	North
Longitude:	137° 51'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.71 meters/second, 1514.6 km/hour, 941.1 miles/hour or 817.8 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' 30.9"	15.69 mi	west	0° 00' 02.3"	0.04 mi	north	15.69 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 56.9"	940.84 mi	west	0° 02' 15.4"	2.59 mi	north	940.73 mi
24 hours	11° 40' 08.8"	756.42 mi	east	0° 27' 42.4"	31.77 mi	north	755.95 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
Campos *	Wed 12:36 PM	103 km	64 miles	56 nm	ESE
Juiz de Fora *	Wed 12:36 PM	125 km	77 miles	67 nm	WSW
Niterói *	Wed 12:36 PM	185 km	115 miles	100 nm	SSW
Rio de Janeiro *	Wed 12:36 PM	196 km	121 miles	106 nm	SSW
Volta Redonda *	Wed 12:36 PM	225 km	140 miles	121 nm	WSW
Vitória *	Wed 12:36 PM	232 km	144 miles	125 nm	ENE
Belo Horizonte *	Wed 12:36 PM	255 km	158 miles	138 nm	NW
Santos *	Wed 12:36 PM	505 km	314 miles	273 nm	SW
São Paulo *	Wed 12:36 PM	510 km	317 miles	275 nm	WSW
Campinas *	Wed 12:36 PM	527 km	327 miles	285 nm	WSW