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 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 14:14:00 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 Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 14:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 16'	South
Longitude:	36° 49'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.35 meters/second, 1556.5 km/hour, 967.1 miles/hour or 840.4 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' 59.7"	16.12 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	south	16.12 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 47.5"	966.84 mi	west	0° 00' 26.6"	0.51 mi	south	966.82 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 05.8"	5.48 mi	east	0° 10' 26.5"	11.97 mi	south	13.17 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 14:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 04'	North
Longitude:	131° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.62 meters/second, 1528.6 km/hour, 949.9 miles/hour or 825.4 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' 31.3"	15.83 mi	west	0° 00' 04.5"	0.09 mi	north	15.83 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 26.0"	949.62 mi	west	0° 04' 28.8"	5.14 mi	north	949.42 mi
24 hours	11° 31' 32.2"	753.67 mi	east	1° 22' 45.5"	94.89 mi	north	756.44 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
Vitória *	Tue 12:14 PM	382 km	237 miles	206 nm	WNW
Niterói *	Tue 12:14 PM	673 km	418 miles	363 nm	WSW
Rio de Janeiro *	Tue 12:14 PM	683 km	424 miles	369 nm	WSW
Salvador	Tue 11:14 AM	935 km	581 miles	505 nm	N
São Paulo *	Tue 12:14 PM	1041 km	647 miles	562 nm	WSW
Brasilia *	Tue 12:14 PM	1314 km	817 miles	710 nm	WNW
Recife	Tue 11:14 AM	1471 km	914 miles	794 nm	N
Fortaleza	Tue 11:14 AM	1947 km	1210 miles	1051 nm	N
Asuncion *	Tue 11:14 AM	2173 km	1350 miles	1173 nm	WSW
Montevideo *	Tue 12:14 PM	2421 km	1504 miles	1307 nm	SW