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 Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 18:10:00 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 Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 18:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 42'	South
Longitude:	89° 13'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.71 meters/second, 1622.5 km/hour, 1008.2 miles/hour or 876.1 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° 15' 00.0"	16.80 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.80 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.4"	1008.11 mi	west	0° 00' 49.9"	0.95 mi	north	1008.14 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 15.0"	0.28 mi	west	0° 20' 03.7"	22.99 mi	north	22.99 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 18:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 54'	South
Longitude:	149° 27'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.02 meters/second, 1562.5 km/hour, 970.9 miles/hour or 843.7 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' 27.2"	16.18 mi	west	0° 00' 10.7"	0.21 mi	south	16.18 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 19.3"	970.69 mi	west	0° 10' 46.6"	12.35 mi	south	970.39 mi
24 hours	13° 17' 10.0"	892.19 mi	east	3° 52' 02.3"	265.93 mi	south	923.17 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
Trujillo	Sun 1:10 PM	1278 km	794 miles	690 nm	ENE
Chiclayo	Sun 1:10 PM	1286 km	799 miles	695 nm	NE
Callao	Sun 1:10 PM	1324 km	823 miles	715 nm	E
Piura	Sun 1:10 PM	1328 km	825 miles	717 nm	NE
Lima	Sun 1:10 PM	1335 km	830 miles	721 nm	E
Galapagos Islands	Sun 12:10 PM	1417 km	881 miles	765 nm	N
Ica	Sun 1:10 PM	1451 km	902 miles	784 nm	E
Huancayo	Sun 1:10 PM	1532 km	952 miles	827 nm	E
Guayaquil	Sun 1:10 PM	1633 km	1015 miles	882 nm	NE
Cuenca	Sun 1:10 PM	1641 km	1020 miles	886 nm	NE