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 01:16:00 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 01:16:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 28'	South
Longitude:	164° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 456.20 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' 00.0"	17.01 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.01 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 04.4"	1020.46 mi	west	0° 00' 54.4"	1.04 mi	north	1020.48 mi
24 hours	0° 01' 50.5"	2.09 mi	west	0° 21' 50.2"	25.02 mi	north	25.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 01:16:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 21'	South
Longitude:	163° 34'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.88 meters/second, 1612.4 km/hour, 1001.9 miles/hour or 870.6 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' 32.8"	16.70 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	north	16.70 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 47.1"	1001.87 mi	west	0° 11' 43.5"	13.43 mi	north	1002.11 mi
24 hours	10° 43' 27.6"	738.63 mi	east	4° 43' 20.9"	324.50 mi	north	808.61 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 12:16 PM	471 km	293 miles	255 nm	WNW
Port Vila	Wed 12:16 PM	922 km	573 miles	498 nm	SSE
Yaren	Wed 1:16 PM	1141 km	709 miles	616 nm	NNE
Noumea	Wed 12:16 PM	1329 km	826 miles	718 nm	S
Tarawa	Wed 1:16 PM	1641 km	1020 miles	886 nm	NE
Funafuti	Wed 1:16 PM	1671 km	1038 miles	902 nm	E
Suva	Wed 1:16 PM	1759 km	1093 miles	950 nm	ESE
Port Moresby	Wed 11:16 AM	1860 km	1156 miles	1005 nm	W
Palikir	Wed 12:16 PM	2033 km	1263 miles	1098 nm	NNW
Majuro	Wed 1:16 PM	2100 km	1305 miles	1134 nm	NNE