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 Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 01:18:00 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 Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 01:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 11'	South
Longitude:	162° 59'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.03 meters/second, 1663.3 km/hour, 1033.5 miles/hour or 898.1 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"	17.23 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.23 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 08.9"	1033.57 mi	west	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	north	1033.58 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 39.9"	4.21 mi	west	0° 23' 22.6"	26.77 mi	north	27.10 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 01:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 17'	North
Longitude:	35° 48'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.35 meters/second, 1599.7 km/hour, 994.0 miles/hour or 863.8 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"	16.57 mi	west	0° 00' 12.6"	0.24 mi	south	16.57 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 04.9"	993.91 mi	west	0° 12' 41.4"	14.54 mi	south	994.25 mi
24 hours	12° 24' 42.6"	851.68 mi	east	5° 16' 39.9"	362.67 mi	south	929.18 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
Honiara	Wed 12:18 PM	577 km	358 miles	311 nm	SW
Yaren	Wed 1:18 PM	675 km	419 miles	364 nm	NE
Arawa	Wed 11:18 AM	830 km	515 miles	448 nm	W
Tarawa	Wed 1:18 PM	1332 km	828 miles	719 nm	ENE
Palikir	Wed 12:18 PM	1441 km	895 miles	778 nm	NNW
Port Vila	Wed 12:18 PM	1505 km	935 miles	813 nm	SSE
Majuro	Wed 1:18 PM	1641 km	1020 miles	886 nm	NNE
Port Moresby	Wed 11:18 AM	1806 km	1122 miles	975 nm	WSW
Funafuti	Wed 1:18 PM	1832 km	1138 miles	989 nm	ESE
Suva	Wed 1:18 PM	2208 km	1372 miles	1192 nm	SE