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 Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 05:20:00 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 Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 05:20:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 20'	South
Longitude:	98° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.99 meters/second, 1533.6 km/hour, 952.9 miles/hour or 828.1 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' 59.6"	15.88 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	south	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.7"	952.56 mi	west	0° 00' 06.0"	0.12 mi	south	952.55 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 20.2"	7.77 mi	east	0° 02' 13.6"	2.55 mi	south	8.18 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 05:20:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 23'	South
Longitude:	140° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.68 meters/second, 1557.6 km/hour, 967.9 miles/hour or 841.1 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' 26.4"	16.13 mi	west	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	north	16.13 mi
1 hour	14° 26' 34.0"	967.78 mi	west	0° 09' 35.8"	11.00 mi	north	968.18 mi
24 hours	12° 55' 59.2"	866.65 mi	east	4° 08' 12.3"	284.38 mi	north	918.98 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	Sun 1:20 PM	1945 km	1208 miles	1050 nm	ESE
Bandung	Sun 12:20 PM	2053 km	1276 miles	1109 nm	NNE
Jakarta	Sun 12:20 PM	2093 km	1301 miles	1130 nm	NNE
Surabaya	Sun 12:20 PM	2331 km	1448 miles	1259 nm	NE
Denpasar	Sun 1:20 PM	2400 km	1491 miles	1296 nm	NE
Singapore	Sun 1:20 PM	2781 km	1728 miles	1501 nm	NNE
Pontianak	Sun 12:20 PM	2825 km	1756 miles	1526 nm	NNE
Kuala Lumpur	Sun 1:20 PM	2946 km	1831 miles	1591 nm	N
Makassar	Sun 1:20 PM	3003 km	1866 miles	1622 nm	NE
Eucla	Sun 2:05 PM	3116 km	1936 miles	1683 nm	ESE