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 Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 05:10:00 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 Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 05:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 17'	South
Longitude:	101° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.14 meters/second, 1534.1 km/hour, 953.2 miles/hour or 828.3 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"	15.89 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	south	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.7"	952.88 mi	west	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	south	952.88 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 17.2"	7.72 mi	east	0° 02' 41.8"	3.09 mi	south	8.32 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, December 15, 2012 at 05:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 48'	South
Longitude:	128° 40'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.21 meters/second, 1527.2 km/hour, 948.9 miles/hour or 824.6 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' 24.1"	15.82 mi	west	0° 00' 07.2"	0.14 mi	north	15.82 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 14.4"	948.78 mi	west	0° 07' 15.8"	8.33 mi	north	949.13 mi
24 hours	13° 51' 59.9"	913.40 mi	east	3° 22' 51.5"	232.50 mi	north	950.35 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
Perth	Sat 1:10 PM	1748 km	1086 miles	944 nm	SE
Bandung	Sat 12:10 PM	1943 km	1207 miles	1049 nm	NNE
Jakarta	Sat 12:10 PM	1996 km	1240 miles	1078 nm	NNE
Surabaya	Sat 12:10 PM	2171 km	1349 miles	1172 nm	NE
Denpasar	Sat 1:10 PM	2216 km	1377 miles	1197 nm	NE
Pontianak	Sat 12:10 PM	2726 km	1694 miles	1472 nm	NNE
Singapore	Sat 1:10 PM	2735 km	1699 miles	1477 nm	N
Makassar	Sat 1:10 PM	2816 km	1750 miles	1520 nm	NE
Eucla	Sat 1:55 PM	2897 km	1800 miles	1564 nm	ESE
Kuala Lumpur	Sat 1:10 PM	2923 km	1816 miles	1578 nm	N