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, December 13, 2012 at 08:42:00 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, December 13, 2012 at 08:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	23° 11'	South
Longitude:	47° 48'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 426.47 meters/second, 1535.3 km/hour, 954.0 miles/hour or 829.0 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"	15.90 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	south	15.90 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 42.2"	953.63 mi	west	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	south	953.62 mi
24 hours	0° 07' 10.1"	7.60 mi	east	0° 03' 33.3"	4.08 mi	south	8.63 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, December 13, 2012 at 08:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 54'	South
Longitude:	47° 58'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.02 meters/second, 1494.1 km/hour, 928.4 miles/hour or 806.7 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' 21.6"	15.47 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	15.47 mi
1 hour	14° 21' 36.8"	928.13 mi	west	0° 00' 53.5"	1.02 mi	north	928.17 mi
24 hours	15° 12' 04.6"	982.45 mi	east	1° 04' 49.9"	74.34 mi	north	988.71 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
Antsirabe	Thu 11:42 AM	376 km	233 miles	203 nm	NNW
Antananarivo	Thu 11:42 AM	473 km	294 miles	255 nm	N
Toamasina	Thu 11:42 AM	581 km	361 miles	314 nm	NNE
Saint-Denis	Thu 12:42 PM	829 km	515 miles	448 nm	ENE
Port Louis	Thu 12:42 PM	1057 km	657 miles	571 nm	ENE
Moroni	Thu 11:42 AM	1360 km	845 miles	734 nm	NNW
Maputo	Thu 10:42 AM	1572 km	977 miles	849 nm	WSW
Mbabane	Thu 10:42 AM	1721 km	1069 miles	929 nm	WSW
Lilongwe	Thu 10:42 AM	1795 km	1115 miles	969 nm	WNW
Durban	Thu 10:42 AM	1825 km	1134 miles	985 nm	WSW