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 Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 20:52:00 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 Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 20:52:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 14'	South
Longitude:	136° 15'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.01 meters/second, 1663.2 km/hour, 1033.5 miles/hour or 898.1 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' 00.1"	17.23 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	south	17.23 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.9"	1033.52 mi	west	0° 00' 57.4"	1.10 mi	south	1033.51 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 21.7"	5.01 mi	west	0° 22' 57.8"	26.30 mi	south	26.77 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, October 6, 2011 at 20:52:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	12° 03'	South
Longitude:	11° 49'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.90 meters/second, 1583.6 km/hour, 984.0 miles/hour or 855.1 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' 32.5"	16.40 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	north	16.40 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 37.9"	983.93 mi	west	0° 10' 21.1"	11.86 mi	north	984.32 mi
24 hours	10° 41' 49.4"	723.73 mi	east	4° 18' 52.8"	296.56 mi	north	786.85 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
Taiohae	Thu 11:22 AM	550 km	342 miles	297 nm	SW
Papeete	Thu 10:52 AM	1989 km	1236 miles	1074 nm	SW
Adamstown	Thu 12:52 PM	2291 km	1423 miles	1237 nm	SSE
Kiritimati	Fri 10:52 AM	2473 km	1536 miles	1335 nm	WNW
Rarotonga	Thu 10:52 AM	3096 km	1923 miles	1671 nm	SW
Easter Island *	Thu 3:52 PM	3741 km	2325 miles	2020 nm	SE
Honolulu	Thu 10:52 AM	3767 km	2340 miles	2034 nm	NW
Fakaofo	Thu 9:52 AM	3888 km	2416 miles	2100 nm	W
Alofi	Thu 9:52 AM	3959 km	2460 miles	2138 nm	WSW
Apia *	Thu 10:52 AM	4009 km	2491 miles	2165 nm	WSW