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 14, 2012 at 08:42:00 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 14, 2012 at 08:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 14'	South
Longitude:	47° 56'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.28 meters/second, 1534.6 km/hour, 953.6 miles/hour or 828.6 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"	15.89 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	south	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.9"	953.20 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	south	953.19 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 14.2"	7.67 mi	east	0° 03' 05.5"	3.55 mi	south	8.45 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, December 14, 2012 at 08:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 49'	South
Longitude:	63° 10'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 418.39 meters/second, 1506.2 km/hour, 935.9 miles/hour or 813.3 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' 22.5"	15.60 mi	west	0° 00' 04.5"	0.09 mi	north	15.60 mi
1 hour	14° 22' 37.0"	935.72 mi	west	0° 04' 35.7"	5.27 mi	north	935.96 mi
24 hours	14° 36' 05.2"	950.33 mi	east	2° 27' 10.9"	168.73 mi	north	972.09 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
Antsirabe	Fri 11:42 AM	385 km	239 miles	208 nm	NNW
Antananarivo	Fri 11:42 AM	480 km	299 miles	259 nm	N
Toamasina	Fri 11:42 AM	584 km	363 miles	315 nm	NNE
Saint-Denis	Fri 12:42 PM	819 km	509 miles	442 nm	ENE
Port Louis	Fri 12:42 PM	1047 km	651 miles	565 nm	ENE
Moroni	Fri 11:42 AM	1371 km	852 miles	740 nm	NNW
Maputo	Fri 10:42 AM	1582 km	983 miles	854 nm	WSW
Mbabane	Fri 10:42 AM	1731 km	1075 miles	934 nm	WSW
Lilongwe	Fri 10:42 AM	1809 km	1124 miles	977 nm	WNW
Durban	Fri 10:42 AM	1833 km	1139 miles	990 nm	WSW