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 09:22:00 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 09:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 26'	South
Longitude:	42° 01'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.83 meters/second, 1662.6 km/hour, 1033.1 miles/hour or 897.7 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"	1033.14 mi	west	0° 00' 58.1"	1.11 mi	north	1033.15 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 35.9"	4.13 mi	west	0° 23' 19.9"	26.72 mi	north	27.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at 09:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 31'	North
Longitude:	165° 00'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 440.48 meters/second, 1585.7 km/hour, 985.3 miles/hour or 856.2 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"	16.42 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	south	16.42 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 07.1"	985.21 mi	west	0° 11' 41.4"	13.39 mi	south	985.61 mi
24 hours	12° 21' 47.2"	840.89 mi	east	4° 57' 57.0"	341.28 mi	south	912.77 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
Mombasa	Tue 12:22 PM	302 km	188 miles	163 nm	WNW
Zanzibar City	Tue 12:22 PM	323 km	201 miles	175 nm	WSW
Dar es Salaam	Tue 12:22 PM	339 km	211 miles	183 nm	WSW
Arusha	Tue 12:22 PM	636 km	395 miles	343 nm	WNW
Dodoma	Tue 12:22 PM	700 km	435 miles	378 nm	W
Moroni	Tue 12:22 PM	703 km	437 miles	380 nm	SSE
Nairobi	Tue 12:22 PM	739 km	459 miles	399 nm	NW
Mutsamudu	Tue 12:22 PM	788 km	490 miles	426 nm	SSE
Nakuru	Tue 12:22 PM	871 km	541 miles	470 nm	NW
Mamoutzou	Tue 12:22 PM	886 km	550 miles	478 nm	SSE