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 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 03:42:00 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 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 03:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 32'	South
Longitude:	127° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.76 meters/second, 1662.3 km/hour, 1032.9 miles/hour or 897.6 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"	17.22 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.22 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.8"	1032.98 mi	west	0° 00' 58.1"	1.11 mi	north	1032.99 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 34.5"	4.10 mi	west	0° 23' 18.9"	26.70 mi	north	27.02 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 03:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 36'	North
Longitude:	82° 55'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.86 meters/second, 1579.9 km/hour, 981.7 miles/hour or 853.1 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' 29.0"	16.36 mi	west	0° 00' 11.1"	0.21 mi	south	16.36 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 06.8"	981.58 mi	west	0° 11' 16.1"	12.91 mi	south	981.99 mi
24 hours	12° 21' 23.7"	837.36 mi	east	4° 49' 31.7"	331.66 mi	south	906.43 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
Ambon	Tue 12:42 PM	239 km	149 miles	129 nm	NNE
Dili	Tue 12:42 PM	371 km	231 miles	200 nm	SSW
Same	Tue 12:42 PM	413 km	257 miles	223 nm	SSW
Suai	Tue 12:42 PM	462 km	287 miles	250 nm	SSW
Kendari	Tue 11:42 AM	529 km	329 miles	286 nm	WNW
Kupang	Tue 11:42 AM	638 km	396 miles	344 nm	SW
Sofifi	Tue 12:42 PM	696 km	432 miles	376 nm	N
Ende	Tue 11:42 AM	697 km	433 miles	376 nm	WSW
Ternate	Tue 12:42 PM	701 km	436 miles	379 nm	N
Gorontalo	Tue 11:42 AM	803 km	499 miles	434 nm	NNW