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 04:02:00 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 Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 04:02:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 32'	South
Longitude:	122° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.77 meters/second, 1662.4 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	1033.00 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 34.6"	4.11 mi	west	0° 23' 19.0"	26.71 mi	north	27.02 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 04:02:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 32'	North
Longitude:	87° 45'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 438.96 meters/second, 1580.2 km/hour, 981.9 miles/hour or 853.3 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' 29.0"	16.37 mi	west	0° 00' 11.2"	0.21 mi	south	16.37 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 06.8"	981.80 mi	west	0° 11' 17.7"	12.94 mi	south	982.21 mi
24 hours	12° 21' 24.7"	837.56 mi	east	4° 50' 02.9"	332.25 mi	south	906.81 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	Tue 12:02 PM	180 km	112 miles	97 nm	NNE
Makassar	Tue 12:02 PM	293 km	182 miles	158 nm	W
Ende	Tue 12:02 PM	370 km	230 miles	200 nm	S
Mamuju	Tue 12:02 PM	470 km	292 miles	254 nm	NW
Raba	Tue 12:02 PM	486 km	302 miles	262 nm	SW
Dili	Tue 1:02 PM	518 km	322 miles	280 nm	SE
Kupang	Tue 12:02 PM	540 km	336 miles	292 nm	SSE
Palu	Tue 12:02 PM	566 km	351 miles	305 nm	NNW
Gorontalo	Tue 12:02 PM	680 km	422 miles	367 nm	N
Ambon	Tue 1:02 PM	711 km	442 miles	384 nm	ENE