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 10, 2012 at 13:26:00 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 Monday, December 10, 2012 at 13:26:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	22° 58'	South
Longitude:	23° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.13 meters/second, 1537.7 km/hour, 955.5 miles/hour or 830.3 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"	15.93 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.93 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 42.8"	955.11 mi	west	0° 00' 12.6"	0.24 mi	south	955.09 mi
24 hours	0° 06' 55.8"	7.36 mi	east	0° 04' 50.6"	5.56 mi	south	9.22 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, December 10, 2012 at 13:26:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 04'	South
Longitude:	64° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.54 meters/second, 1542.7 km/hour, 958.6 miles/hour or 833.0 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' 25.0"	15.98 mi	west	0° 00' 08.7"	0.17 mi	south	15.98 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 01.0"	958.38 mi	west	0° 08' 37.8"	9.89 mi	south	958.08 mi
24 hours	14° 24' 01.7"	957.28 mi	east	2° 56' 11.7"	201.96 mi	south	971.01 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 10:26 AM	1931 km	1200 miles	1043 nm	WNW
Rio de Janeiro *	Mon 11:26 AM	2015 km	1252 miles	1088 nm	W
Jamestown	Mon 1:26 PM	2024 km	1257 miles	1093 nm	ENE
Recife	Mon 10:26 AM	2045 km	1271 miles	1104 nm	NW
São Paulo *	Mon 11:26 AM	2363 km	1468 miles	1276 nm	W
Fortaleza	Mon 10:26 AM	2675 km	1662 miles	1444 nm	NW
Brasilia *	Mon 11:26 AM	2675 km	1662 miles	1445 nm	WNW
Montevideo *	Mon 11:26 AM	3428 km	2130 miles	1851 nm	WSW
Asuncion *	Mon 10:26 AM	3468 km	2155 miles	1873 nm	WSW
Monrovia	Mon 1:26 PM	3523 km	2189 miles	1902 nm	NNE