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.

September Equinox 2012

See where the moon is over the horizon

Map notes

• The day and night parts of the Earth shown are as of Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 14:48:00 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 Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 14:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 00'	South
Longitude:	44° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.94 meters/second, 1670.2 km/hour, 1037.8 miles/hour or 901.8 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° 15' 00.1"	17.30 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 13.1"	1037.89 mi	west	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	south	1037.89 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 14.9"	6.05 mi	west	0° 23' 21.4"	26.75 mi	south	27.43 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 14:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 53'	South
Longitude:	43° 01'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.64 meters/second, 1499.9 km/hour, 932.0 miles/hour or 809.9 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' 24.8"	15.53 mi	west	0° 00' 02.0"	0.04 mi	north	15.53 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 55.7"	931.77 mi	west	0° 02' 06.0"	2.41 mi	north	931.88 mi
24 hours	13° 48' 19.6"	892.36 mi	east	1° 26' 17.3"	98.94 mi	north	901.96 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
Belém	Sat 11:48 AM	509 km	316 miles	275 nm	WSW
Fortaleza	Sat 11:48 AM	744 km	463 miles	402 nm	SE
Cayenne	Sat 11:48 AM	1062 km	660 miles	573 nm	WNW
Recife	Sat 11:48 AM	1363 km	847 miles	736 nm	SE
Paramaribo	Sat 11:48 AM	1384 km	860 miles	747 nm	WNW
Salvador	Sat 11:48 AM	1564 km	972 miles	844 nm	SSE
Georgetown	Sat 10:48 AM	1730 km	1075 miles	934 nm	WNW
Brasilia	Sat 11:48 AM	1794 km	1115 miles	969 nm	SSW
Manaus	Sat 10:48 AM	1800 km	1119 miles	972 nm	W
Bridgetown	Sat 10:48 AM	2240 km	1392 miles	1209 nm	NW