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 19:06:00 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 19:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 21'	South
Longitude:	107° 47'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.92 meters/second, 1533.3 km/hour, 952.8 miles/hour or 827.9 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"	15.88 mi	west	0° 00' 00.1"	0.00 mi	south	15.88 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.6"	952.40 mi	west	0° 00' 05.5"	0.10 mi	south	952.39 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 21.7"	7.80 mi	east	0° 01' 57.5"	2.25 mi	south	8.11 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 19:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 05'	South
Longitude:	58° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.44 meters/second, 1574.8 km/hour, 978.5 miles/hour or 850.3 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' 27.7"	16.31 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.31 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 53.4"	978.46 mi	west	0° 10' 30.5"	12.04 mi	north	978.85 mi
24 hours	12° 26' 06.9"	841.20 mi	east	4° 24' 30.0"	303.00 mi	north	899.81 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 *	Sun 2:06 PM	442 km	275 miles	239 nm	SSW
Adamstown	Sun 11:06 AM	2273 km	1412 miles	1227 nm	W
Galapagos Islands	Sun 1:06 PM	3167 km	1968 miles	1710 nm	NE
Lima	Sun 2:06 PM	3483 km	2164 miles	1880 nm	ENE
Santiago *	Sun 4:06 PM	3782 km	2350 miles	2042 nm	ESE
Quito	Sun 2:06 PM	4069 km	2528 miles	2197 nm	NE
La Paz	Sun 3:06 PM	4206 km	2614 miles	2271 nm	E
Córdoba	Sun 4:06 PM	4377 km	2720 miles	2363 nm	ESE
Papeete	Sun 9:06 AM	4393 km	2730 miles	2372 nm	W
Sucre	Sun 3:06 PM	4425 km	2750 miles	2389 nm	E