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, November 22, 2012 at 01:52:00 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, November 22, 2012 at 01:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 11'	South
Longitude:	148° 16'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 435.44 meters/second, 1567.6 km/hour, 974.1 miles/hour or 846.4 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' 59.8"	16.24 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.24 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 50.0"	973.79 mi	west	0° 00' 31.9"	0.61 mi	south	973.76 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 05.1"	4.42 mi	east	0° 12' 35.2"	14.43 mi	south	15.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, November 22, 2012 at 01:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 17'	South
Longitude:	102° 54'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.88 meters/second, 1619.6 km/hour, 1006.3 miles/hour or 874.5 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' 32.9"	16.77 mi	west	0° 00' 11.3"	0.22 mi	north	16.77 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 52.4"	1006.35 mi	west	0° 11' 18.5"	12.95 mi	north	1006.44 mi
24 hours	10° 44' 49.1"	743.42 mi	east	4° 27' 03.9"	305.85 mi	north	803.32 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
Lindeman Island	Thu 11:52 AM	86 km	54 miles	47 nm	ESE
Mackay	Thu 11:52 AM	143 km	89 miles	77 nm	SE
Townsville	Thu 11:52 AM	187 km	116 miles	101 nm	NW
Cairns	Thu 11:52 AM	446 km	277 miles	241 nm	NW
Brisbane	Thu 11:52 AM	941 km	585 miles	508 nm	SSE
Port Moresby	Thu 11:52 AM	1193 km	741 miles	644 nm	N
Alice Springs	Thu 11:22 AM	1536 km	955 miles	830 nm	WSW
Sydney *	Thu 12:52 PM	1543 km	959 miles	833 nm	S
Canberra *	Thu 12:52 PM	1675 km	1041 miles	905 nm	S
Honiara	Thu 12:52 PM	1730 km	1075 miles	934 nm	NE