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 Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 03:52:00 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 Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 03:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 19'	South
Longitude:	122° 00'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.05 meters/second, 1533.8 km/hour, 953.1 miles/hour or 828.2 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	north	15.89 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 41.6"	952.69 mi	west	0° 00' 06.6"	0.13 mi	north	952.70 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 19.3"	7.76 mi	east	0° 02' 54.5"	3.34 mi	north	8.45 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, December 27, 2012 at 03:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 54'	North
Longitude:	72° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.38 meters/second, 1509.8 km/hour, 938.1 miles/hour or 815.2 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' 30.6"	15.64 mi	west	0° 00' 00.6"	0.01 mi	south	15.64 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 39.8"	937.88 mi	west	0° 00' 40.9"	0.78 mi	south	937.91 mi
24 hours	11° 43' 35.1"	757.99 mi	east	0° 43' 15.5"	49.60 mi	south	761.40 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
Newman	Thu 11:52 AM	232 km	144 miles	125 nm	W
Perth	Thu 11:52 AM	1133 km	704 miles	612 nm	SSW
Eucla	Thu 12:37 PM	1150 km	714 miles	621 nm	SE
Alice Springs	Thu 1:22 PM	1212 km	753 miles	655 nm	E
Darwin	Thu 1:22 PM	1522 km	945 miles	822 nm	NE
Dili	Thu 12:52 PM	1677 km	1042 miles	905 nm	NNE
Denpasar	Thu 11:52 AM	1774 km	1102 miles	958 nm	NNW
Malang	Thu 10:52 AM	1963 km	1220 miles	1060 nm	NNW
Makassar	Thu 11:52 AM	2030 km	1261 miles	1096 nm	N
Surabaya	Thu 10:52 AM	2033 km	1263 miles	1098 nm	NNW