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 Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 04:10:00 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 Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 04:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 14'	South
Longitude:	120° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 449.69 meters/second, 1618.9 km/hour, 1005.9 miles/hour or 874.1 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"	16.77 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.77 mi
1 hour	14° 59' 59.7"	1005.82 mi	west	0° 00' 49.0"	0.94 mi	north	1005.85 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 02.5"	0.05 mi	east	0° 19' 41.9"	22.57 mi	north	22.57 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 04:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 13'	South
Longitude:	20° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.22 meters/second, 1602.8 km/hour, 995.9 miles/hour or 865.4 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' 28.8"	16.60 mi	west	0° 00' 13.1"	0.25 mi	south	16.60 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 50.3"	995.83 mi	west	0° 13' 07.5"	15.04 mi	south	995.74 mi
24 hours	12° 37' 25.7"	868.14 mi	east	5° 02' 11.0"	346.14 mi	south	929.71 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
Broome	Sat 12:10 PM	442 km	274 miles	239 nm	SSE
Kupang	Sat 12:10 PM	527 km	327 miles	284 nm	NE
Endeh	Sat 12:10 PM	603 km	375 miles	326 nm	N
Raba	Sat 12:10 PM	677 km	420 miles	365 nm	NNW
Port Hedland	Sat 12:10 PM	713 km	443 miles	385 nm	SSW
Mataram	Sat 12:10 PM	804 km	500 miles	434 nm	NW
Dili	Sat 1:10 PM	815 km	507 miles	440 nm	NE
Denpasar	Sat 12:10 PM	863 km	536 miles	466 nm	NW
Ubud	Sat 12:10 PM	873 km	543 miles	471 nm	NW
Singaraja	Sat 12:10 PM	917 km	570 miles	495 nm	NW