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 Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 19:54:00 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 Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 19:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 29'	South
Longitude:	116° 08'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.50 meters/second, 1665.0 km/hour, 1034.6 miles/hour or 899.0 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"	17.24 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.4"	1034.63 mi	west	0° 00' 58.5"	1.12 mi	north	1034.65 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 49.4"	4.40 mi	west	0° 23' 29.0"	26.90 mi	north	27.25 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 19:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 15'	South
Longitude:	67° 21'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 447.24 meters/second, 1610.1 km/hour, 1000.4 miles/hour or 869.4 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' 28.4"	16.67 mi	west	0° 00' 13.7"	0.26 mi	south	16.68 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 20.9"	1000.37 mi	west	0° 13' 44.6"	15.74 mi	south	1000.42 mi
24 hours	12° 48' 59.2"	885.91 mi	east	5° 24' 24.5"	371.55 mi	south	957.94 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
Easter Island *	Thu 2:54 PM	2603 km	1617 miles	1405 nm	SSE
Adamstown	Thu 11:54 AM	2724 km	1692 miles	1471 nm	SSW
Galapagos Islands	Thu 1:54 PM	2976 km	1849 miles	1607 nm	E
Mexico City	Thu 1:54 PM	3234 km	2010 miles	1746 nm	NE
Guatemala	Thu 1:54 PM	3527 km	2192 miles	1904 nm	NE
San Salvador	Thu 1:54 PM	3592 km	2232 miles	1939 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Thu 12:54 PM	3754 km	2333 miles	2027 nm	N
Managua	Thu 1:54 PM	3783 km	2351 miles	2043 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Thu 1:54 PM	3795 km	2358 miles	2049 nm	ENE
Belmopan	Thu 1:54 PM	3850 km	2392 miles	2079 nm	NE