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 22, 2012 at 00:56:00 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 22, 2012 at 00:56:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 28'	South
Longitude:	169° 08'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.19 meters/second, 1642.3 km/hour, 1020.5 miles/hour or 886.8 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"	17.01 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.01 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.3"	1020.44 mi	west	0° 00' 54.4"	1.04 mi	north	1020.47 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 50.3"	2.09 mi	west	0° 21' 50.1"	25.01 mi	north	25.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 00:56:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 25'	South
Longitude:	168° 25'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.83 meters/second, 1612.2 km/hour, 1001.8 miles/hour or 870.5 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' 32.7"	16.70 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	north	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 46.2"	1001.74 mi	west	0° 11' 43.3"	13.42 mi	north	1001.99 mi
24 hours	10° 43' 43.3"	738.85 mi	east	4° 43' 19.0"	324.47 mi	north	808.83 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
Port Vila	Wed 11:56 AM	808 km	502 miles	436 nm	S
Honiara	Wed 11:56 AM	1012 km	629 miles	547 nm	W
Yaren	Wed 12:56 PM	1126 km	700 miles	608 nm	NNW
Funafuti	Wed 12:56 PM	1129 km	701 miles	610 nm	E
Suva	Wed 12:56 PM	1313 km	816 miles	709 nm	SE
Noumea	Wed 11:56 AM	1336 km	830 miles	721 nm	SSW
Tarawa	Wed 12:56 PM	1383 km	860 miles	747 nm	NNE
Majuro	Wed 12:56 PM	1962 km	1219 miles	1060 nm	N
Baker Island	Tue 12:56 PM	1983 km	1232 miles	1071 nm	NE
Nukualofa	Wed 1:56 PM	2050 km	1274 miles	1107 nm	SE