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 29, 2012 at 01:02:00 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 29, 2012 at 01:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 53'	South
Longitude:	167° 21'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.55 meters/second, 1654.4 km/hour, 1028.0 miles/hour or 893.3 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' 00.1"	17.13 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.13 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 06.9"	1027.99 mi	west	0° 00' 56.8"	1.08 mi	north	1028.01 mi
24 hours	0° 02' 51.6"	3.27 mi	west	0° 22' 46.2"	26.08 mi	north	26.28 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 01:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 48'	North
Longitude:	117° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.79 meters/second, 1511.2 km/hour, 939.0 miles/hour or 816.0 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' 30.9"	15.65 mi	west	0° 00' 04.0"	0.08 mi	north	15.65 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 58.4"	938.76 mi	west	0° 03' 57.9"	4.55 mi	north	938.56 mi
24 hours	11° 46' 51.8"	761.97 mi	east	1° 08' 06.5"	78.10 mi	north	763.06 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
Yaren	Wed 1:02 PM	813 km	505 miles	439 nm	N
Honiara	Wed 12:02 PM	833 km	517 miles	450 nm	WSW
Port Vila	Wed 12:02 PM	1096 km	681 miles	592 nm	S
Tarawa	Wed 1:02 PM	1203 km	748 miles	650 nm	NNE
Funafuti	Wed 1:02 PM	1309 km	813 miles	707 nm	E
Suva	Wed 1:02 PM	1651 km	1026 miles	891 nm	SE
Majuro	Wed 1:02 PM	1715 km	1066 miles	926 nm	NNE
Palikir	Wed 12:02 PM	1928 km	1198 miles	1041 nm	NNW
Baker Island	Tue 1:02 PM	2004 km	1245 miles	1082 nm	ENE
Port Moresby	Wed 11:02 AM	2226 km	1383 miles	1202 nm	W