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 Monday, December 31, 2012 at 15:46:00 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 Monday, December 31, 2012 at 15:46:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 02'	South
Longitude:	55° 57'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.94 meters/second, 1537.0 km/hour, 955.0 miles/hour or 829.9 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"	15.92 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.92 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 42.3"	954.69 mi	west	0° 00' 11.8"	0.23 mi	north	954.70 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 03.0"	7.49 mi	east	0° 04' 59.3"	5.72 mi	north	9.43 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, December 31, 2012 at 15:46:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 03'	North
Longitude:	160° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.33 meters/second, 1588.8 km/hour, 987.2 miles/hour or 857.9 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' 32.2"	16.45 mi	west	0° 00' 09.5"	0.18 mi	south	16.46 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 21.2"	987.16 mi	west	0° 09' 32.8"	10.94 mi	south	987.48 mi
24 hours	11° 00' 30.4"	747.46 mi	east	4° 02' 44.7"	278.06 mi	south	801.73 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
Pedro Juan Caballero *	Mon 12:46 PM	59 km	37 miles	32 nm	NNE
Asuncion *	Mon 12:46 PM	302 km	188 miles	163 nm	SW
Ciudad del Este *	Mon 12:46 PM	307 km	191 miles	166 nm	SSE
Encarnación *	Mon 12:46 PM	476 km	296 miles	257 nm	S
Porto Alegre *	Mon 1:46 PM	907 km	564 miles	490 nm	SSE
Criciúma *	Mon 1:46 PM	909 km	565 miles	491 nm	SE
São Paulo *	Mon 1:46 PM	955 km	594 miles	516 nm	E
Salta	Mon 12:46 PM	981 km	609 miles	530 nm	WSW
Tucumán	Mon 12:46 PM	1025 km	637 miles	553 nm	WSW
Sucre	Mon 11:46 AM	1063 km	661 miles	574 nm	WNW