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 01:48:00 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 01:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 56'	South
Longitude:	156° 17'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.27 meters/second, 1621.0 km/hour, 1007.2 miles/hour or 875.3 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"	16.79 mi	west	0° 00' 00.8"	0.02 mi	north	16.79 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 00.0"	1007.13 mi	west	0° 00' 49.5"	0.95 mi	north	1007.16 mi
24 hours	0° 00' 07.5"	0.14 mi	west	0° 19' 54.5"	22.81 mi	north	22.81 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 01:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 47'	South
Longitude:	26° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.58 meters/second, 1582.5 km/hour, 983.3 miles/hour or 854.5 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' 28.1"	16.39 mi	west	0° 00' 12.0"	0.23 mi	south	16.39 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 03.2"	983.17 mi	west	0° 12' 01.6"	13.78 mi	south	982.94 mi
24 hours	12° 58' 59.0"	882.31 mi	east	4° 27' 43.5"	306.76 mi	south	927.08 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	Sun 12:48 PM	639 km	397 miles	345 nm	NE
Arawa	Sun 11:48 AM	856 km	532 miles	462 nm	N
Port Moresby	Sun 11:48 AM	1108 km	688 miles	598 nm	WNW
Cairns	Sun 11:48 AM	1174 km	730 miles	634 nm	WSW
Port Vila	Sun 12:48 PM	1356 km	843 miles	732 nm	ESE
Noumea	Sun 12:48 PM	1417 km	880 miles	765 nm	SE
Brisbane	Sun 11:48 AM	1536 km	955 miles	829 nm	SSW
Yaren	Sun 1:48 PM	1890 km	1174 miles	1020 nm	NE
Jayapura	Sun 10:48 AM	2126 km	1321 miles	1148 nm	NW
Sydney *	Sun 12:48 PM	2266 km	1408 miles	1224 nm	SSW