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 Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 14:42:00 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 Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 14:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 50'	South
Longitude:	38° 50'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 430.65 meters/second, 1550.3 km/hour, 963.3 miles/hour or 837.1 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"	16.06 mi	west	0° 00' 00.4"	0.01 mi	north	16.06 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 45.1"	963.01 mi	west	0° 00' 23.1"	0.44 mi	north	963.03 mi
24 hours	0° 05' 52.1"	6.28 mi	east	0° 09' 29.9"	10.89 mi	north	12.58 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 14:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 36'	North
Longitude:	168° 46'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.79 meters/second, 1586.9 km/hour, 986.0 miles/hour or 856.8 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' 29.9"	16.43 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	south	16.44 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 00.0"	985.93 mi	west	0° 11' 37.9"	13.33 mi	south	986.33 mi
24 hours	348° 05' 09.6"	810.11 mi	west	4° 53' 43.4"	336.44 mi	south	882.25 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 *	Wed 12:42 PM	230 km	143 miles	124 nm	NW
Campos *	Wed 12:42 PM	255 km	158 miles	138 nm	W
Niterói *	Wed 12:42 PM	455 km	282 miles	245 nm	WSW
Rio de Janeiro *	Wed 12:42 PM	465 km	289 miles	251 nm	WSW
Governador Valadares *	Wed 12:42 PM	467 km	290 miles	252 nm	NW
Juiz de Fora *	Wed 12:42 PM	470 km	292 miles	254 nm	W
Teófilo Otoni *	Wed 12:42 PM	521 km	324 miles	281 nm	NNW
Volta Redonda *	Wed 12:42 PM	546 km	339 miles	295 nm	W
Belo Horizonte *	Wed 12:42 PM	575 km	357 miles	311 nm	WNW
Montes Claros *	Wed 12:42 PM	772 km	479 miles	417 nm	NW