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, March 4, 2012 at 02:12:00 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, March 4, 2012 at 02:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 20'	South
Longitude:	149° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.09 meters/second, 1659.9 km/hour, 1031.4 miles/hour or 896.3 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"	17.19 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.19 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.2"	1031.47 mi	west	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	north	1031.49 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 21.3"	3.85 mi	west	0° 23' 09.4"	26.52 mi	north	26.80 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 02:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 01'	North
Longitude:	85° 59'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 423.55 meters/second, 1524.8 km/hour, 947.5 miles/hour or 823.3 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' 28.8"	15.79 mi	west	0° 00' 06.4"	0.12 mi	south	15.79 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 56.4"	947.23 mi	west	0° 06' 32.3"	7.50 mi	south	947.57 mi
24 hours	12° 24' 48.7"	811.98 mi	east	3° 06' 05.4"	213.31 mi	south	846.42 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
Lae	Sun 12:12 PM	298 km	185 miles	161 nm	W
Port Moresby	Sun 12:12 PM	440 km	273 miles	237 nm	SW
Arawa	Sun 12:12 PM	654 km	407 miles	353 nm	E
Jayapura	Sun 11:12 AM	1078 km	670 miles	582 nm	WNW
Honiara	Sun 1:12 PM	1187 km	737 miles	641 nm	ESE
Cairns	Sun 12:12 PM	1246 km	774 miles	673 nm	SSW
Palikir	Sun 1:12 PM	1743 km	1083 miles	941 nm	NNE
Manokwari	Sun 11:12 AM	1834 km	1139 miles	990 nm	WNW
Yaren	Sun 2:12 PM	2022 km	1256 miles	1092 nm	ENE
Darwin	Sun 11:42 AM	2173 km	1350 miles	1173 nm	WSW