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, December 3, 2012 at 13:34:00 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 Monday, December 3, 2012 at 13:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 12'	South
Longitude:	26° 17'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 429.54 meters/second, 1546.3 km/hour, 960.8 miles/hour or 835.0 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' 59.7"	16.02 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	south	16.02 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 45.0"	960.52 mi	west	0° 00' 20.4"	0.39 mi	south	960.50 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 03.7"	6.48 mi	east	0° 07' 57.0"	9.12 mi	south	11.18 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, December 3, 2012 at 13:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 59'	North
Longitude:	149° 32'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.26 meters/second, 1570.6 km/hour, 975.9 miles/hour or 848.0 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' 32.2"	16.27 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	south	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 10.1"	975.77 mi	west	0° 08' 18.4"	9.52 mi	south	976.11 mi
24 hours	11° 04' 13.3"	743.17 mi	east	3° 36' 52.2"	248.47 mi	south	788.65 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
Salvador	Mon 10:34 AM	1649 km	1024 miles	890 nm	NW
Rio de Janeiro *	Mon 11:34 AM	1740 km	1081 miles	939 nm	W
Recife	Mon 10:34 AM	1812 km	1126 miles	979 nm	NNW
São Paulo *	Mon 11:34 AM	2093 km	1300 miles	1130 nm	W
Jamestown	Mon 1:34 PM	2270 km	1410 miles	1226 nm	ENE
Brasilia *	Mon 11:34 AM	2380 km	1479 miles	1285 nm	WNW
Fortaleza	Mon 10:34 AM	2435 km	1513 miles	1315 nm	NW
Asuncion *	Mon 10:34 AM	3208 km	1994 miles	1732 nm	WSW
Montevideo *	Mon 11:34 AM	3230 km	2007 miles	1744 nm	WSW
Belém	Mon 10:34 AM	3324 km	2066 miles	1795 nm	NW