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, March 31, 2010 at 22:18:00 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, March 31, 2010 at 22:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 23'	North
Longitude:	153° 45'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.58 meters/second, 1665.3 km/hour, 1034.8 miles/hour or 899.2 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"	17.25 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.25 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.2"	1034.81 mi	west	0° 00' 57.9"	1.11 mi	north	1034.80 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 28.6"	5.15 mi	west	0° 23' 08.5"	26.50 mi	north	27.00 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 22:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 53'	South
Longitude:	47° 46'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 425.58 meters/second, 1532.1 km/hour, 952.0 miles/hour or 827.3 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' 27.3"	15.87 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	south	15.87 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 22.1"	951.72 mi	west	0° 10' 56.5"	12.54 mi	south	951.31 mi
24 hours	13° 10' 39.3"	867.58 mi	east	3° 47' 46.5"	261.15 mi	south	896.51 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
Kiritimati	Thu 12:18 PM	485 km	302 miles	262 nm	SW
Honolulu	Wed 12:18 PM	1924 km	1196 miles	1039 nm	NNW
Fakaofo	Wed 11:18 AM	2464 km	1531 miles	1331 nm	SW
Papeete	Wed 12:18 PM	2468 km	1533 miles	1333 nm	S
Baker Island	Wed 10:18 AM	2569 km	1596 miles	1387 nm	W
Apia	Wed 11:18 AM	2832 km	1760 miles	1529 nm	SW
Rarotonga	Wed 12:18 PM	2909 km	1808 miles	1571 nm	SSW
Alofi	Wed 11:18 AM	3140 km	1951 miles	1695 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Thu 10:18 AM	3322 km	2064 miles	1794 nm	WSW
Midway	Wed 11:18 AM	3633 km	2257 miles	1962 nm	NW