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, February 25, 2009 at 01:06:00 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, February 25, 2009 at 01:06:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 06'	South
Longitude:	166° 30'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 458.08 meters/second, 1649.1 km/hour, 1024.7 miles/hour or 890.4 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' 00.1"	17.08 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.08 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 05.8"	1024.69 mi	west	0° 00' 55.8"	1.07 mi	north	1024.71 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 24.1"	2.73 mi	west	0° 22' 22.9"	25.64 mi	north	25.78 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at 01:06:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 58'	South
Longitude:	165° 24'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.13 meters/second, 1609.7 km/hour, 1000.2 miles/hour or 869.2 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' 33.8"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 13.9"	0.27 mi	north	16.67 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 54.4"	1000.12 mi	west	0° 13' 57.3"	15.98 mi	north	1000.49 mi
24 hours	10° 26' 10.7"	716.62 mi	east	5° 43' 22.7"	393.26 mi	north	820.21 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
Honiara	Wed 12:06 PM	721 km	448 miles	389 nm	W
Yaren	Wed 1:06 PM	949 km	590 miles	512 nm	N
Port Vila	Wed 12:06 PM	975 km	606 miles	526 nm	SSE
Tarawa	Wed 1:06 PM	1368 km	850 miles	739 nm	NNE
Funafuti	Wed 1:06 PM	1400 km	870 miles	756 nm	E
Suva	Wed 1:06 PM	1630 km	1013 miles	880 nm	SE
Majuro	Wed 1:06 PM	1871 km	1163 miles	1010 nm	NNE
Palikir	Wed 12:06 PM	1998 km	1242 miles	1079 nm	NNW
Port Moresby	Wed 11:06 AM	2123 km	1319 miles	1146 nm	W
Baker Island	Tue 1:06 PM	2148 km	1335 miles	1160 nm	ENE