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 03:58:00 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 03:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 18'	South
Longitude:	123° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.12 meters/second, 1660.0 km/hour, 1031.5 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' 00.0"	17.19 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.19 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.2"	1031.53 mi	west	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	north	1031.55 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 21.8"	3.86 mi	west	0° 23' 09.8"	26.53 mi	north	26.81 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 4, 2012 at 03:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 49'	North
Longitude:	111° 34'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 424.04 meters/second, 1526.6 km/hour, 948.6 miles/hour or 824.3 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"	15.81 mi	west	0° 00' 06.7"	0.13 mi	south	15.81 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 56.5"	948.33 mi	west	0° 06' 43.9"	7.72 mi	south	948.67 mi
24 hours	12° 24' 41.0"	812.78 mi	east	3° 10' 28.5"	218.33 mi	south	848.55 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
Kendari	Sun 11:58 AM	266 km	165 miles	144 nm	NNW
Ende	Sun 11:58 AM	326 km	203 miles	176 nm	SSW
Dili	Sun 12:58 PM	366 km	228 miles	198 nm	SE
Suai	Sun 12:58 PM	406 km	253 miles	219 nm	SE
Same	Sun 12:58 PM	407 km	253 miles	220 nm	SE
Kupang	Sun 11:58 AM	430 km	267 miles	232 nm	S
Makassar	Sun 11:58 AM	433 km	269 miles	234 nm	WNW
Raba	Sun 11:58 AM	541 km	336 miles	292 nm	WSW
Mamuju	Sun 11:58 AM	620 km	385 miles	335 nm	NW
Ambon	Sun 12:58 PM	628 km	390 miles	339 nm	ENE