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 06:34:00 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 06:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 06'	South
Longitude:	83° 58'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.09 meters/second, 1663.5 km/hour, 1033.7 miles/hour or 898.2 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' 09.0"	1033.71 mi	west	0° 00' 58.3"	1.11 mi	north	1033.72 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 41.0"	4.23 mi	west	0° 23' 23.4"	26.79 mi	north	27.12 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, March 7, 2012 at 06:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 10'	North
Longitude:	112° 05'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 445.36 meters/second, 1603.3 km/hour, 996.2 miles/hour or 865.7 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' 28.9"	16.60 mi	west	0° 00' 12.8"	0.25 mi	south	16.61 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 02.6"	996.16 mi	west	0° 12' 57.4"	14.84 mi	south	996.48 mi
24 hours	12° 26' 21.3"	855.54 mi	east	5° 21' 06.5"	367.75 mi	south	934.04 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
Diego Garcia	Wed 12:34 PM	1302 km	809 miles	703 nm	WSW
Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte	Wed 12:04 PM	1399 km	869 miles	756 nm	NNW
Colombo	Wed 12:04 PM	1404 km	873 miles	758 nm	NNW
Male	Wed 11:34 AM	1550 km	963 miles	837 nm	NW
Thiruvananthapuram	Wed 12:04 PM	1694 km	1052 miles	914 nm	NNW
Madurai	Wed 12:04 PM	1782 km	1108 miles	962 nm	NNW
Medan	Wed 1:34 PM	1894 km	1177 miles	1023 nm	ENE
Chennai	Wed 12:04 PM	2051 km	1274 miles	1107 nm	NNW
Bangalore	Wed 12:04 PM	2120 km	1317 miles	1145 nm	NNW
Kuala Lumpur	Wed 2:34 PM	2172 km	1349 miles	1173 nm	ENE