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 Friday, December 7, 2012 at 18:26:00 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 Friday, December 7, 2012 at 18:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 42'	South
Longitude:	98° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.96 meters/second, 1540.7 km/hour, 957.3 miles/hour or 831.9 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"	15.96 mi	west	0° 00' 00.3"	0.01 mi	south	15.96 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 43.6"	956.98 mi	west	0° 00' 15.8"	0.30 mi	south	956.97 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 37.6"	7.05 mi	east	0° 06' 06.1"	7.00 mi	south	9.94 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, December 7, 2012 at 18:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 59'	South
Longitude:	175° 32'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.66 meters/second, 1611.6 km/hour, 1001.4 miles/hour or 870.2 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' 30.6"	16.69 mi	west	0° 00' 11.8"	0.23 mi	south	16.69 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 35.2"	1001.31 mi	west	0° 11' 54.5"	13.64 mi	south	1001.28 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 05.9"	832.83 mi	east	4° 42' 01.3"	323.01 mi	south	890.19 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
Easter Island *	Fri 1:26 PM	1166 km	724 miles	629 nm	WSW
Lima	Fri 1:26 PM	2594 km	1612 miles	1401 nm	ENE
Galapagos Islands	Fri 12:26 PM	2611 km	1623 miles	1410 nm	NNE
Santiago *	Fri 3:26 PM	3001 km	1864 miles	1620 nm	ESE
Adamstown	Fri 10:26 AM	3188 km	1981 miles	1721 nm	W
La Paz	Fri 2:26 PM	3287 km	2042 miles	1775 nm	E
Quito	Fri 1:26 PM	3321 km	2064 miles	1793 nm	NE
Sucre	Fri 2:26 PM	3510 km	2181 miles	1895 nm	E
Córdoba	Fri 3:26 PM	3555 km	2209 miles	1920 nm	ESE
San Jose	Fri 12:26 PM	3953 km	2456 miles	2134 nm	NNE