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, March 5, 2015 at 15:28:00 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, March 5, 2015 at 15:28:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at Latitude: 6° 01' South, Longitude: 49° 24' West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.37 meters/second, 1660.9 km/hour, 1032.1 miles/hour or 896.8 knots. The table below shows the Sun position compared to the time and date above:

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, March 5, 2015 at 15:28:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at Latitude: 4° 18' North, Longitude: 128° 36' East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.29 meters/second, 1617.5 km/hour, 1005.0 miles/hour or 873.4 knots. The table below shows the Moon position compared to the time and date above:

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
Araguaína	Thu 12:28 PM	186 km	116 miles	100 nm	SE
São Félix do Xingu	Thu 12:28 PM	294 km	182 miles	158 nm	WSW
Belém	Thu 12:28 PM	515 km	320 miles	278 nm	NNE
Brasilia	Thu 12:28 PM	1095 km	680 miles	591 nm	S
Manaus	Thu 11:28 AM	1221 km	759 miles	659 nm	WNW
Fortaleza	Thu 12:28 PM	1226 km	762 miles	662 nm	ENE
Cayenne	Thu 12:28 PM	1253 km	779 miles	677 nm	NNW
Salvador	Thu 12:28 PM	1424 km	885 miles	769 nm	ESE
Paramaribo	Thu 12:28 PM	1456 km	905 miles	786 nm	NNW
Recife	Thu 12:28 PM	1621 km	1007 miles	875 nm	E