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 20:14:00 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 20:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 18'	South
Longitude:	126° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 432.22 meters/second, 1556.0 km/hour, 966.8 miles/hour or 840.2 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' 47.3"	966.55 mi	west	0° 00' 26.3"	0.50 mi	south	966.53 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 08.4"	5.52 mi	east	0° 10' 20.4"	11.86 mi	south	13.08 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 20:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 30'	North
Longitude:	44° 31'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.46 meters/second, 1524.4 km/hour, 947.2 miles/hour or 823.1 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"	15.79 mi	west	0° 00' 04.0"	0.08 mi	north	15.79 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 17.7"	947.00 mi	west	0° 03' 57.1"	4.53 mi	north	946.82 mi
24 hours	11° 34' 16.0"	754.68 mi	east	1° 09' 31.2"	79.71 mi	north	756.14 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
Adamstown	Tue 12:14 PM	536 km	333 miles	289 nm	SW
Gambier Islands	Tue 11:14 AM	864 km	537 miles	466 nm	WSW
Easter Island *	Tue 3:14 PM	1885 km	1171 miles	1018 nm	ESE
Papeete	Tue 10:14 AM	2425 km	1507 miles	1309 nm	W
Rarotonga	Tue 10:14 AM	3416 km	2122 miles	1844 nm	W
Kiritimati	Wed 10:14 AM	4198 km	2608 miles	2266 nm	NW
Alofi	Tue 9:14 AM	4500 km	2796 miles	2430 nm	W
Apia *	Wed 10:14 AM	4829 km	3000 miles	2607 nm	W
Nukualofa	Wed 9:14 AM	5004 km	3109 miles	2702 nm	W
Lima	Tue 3:14 PM	5384 km	3346 miles	2907 nm	E