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 Friday, March 9, 2012 at 01:44:00 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 Friday, March 9, 2012 at 01:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 24'	South
Longitude:	156° 21'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.56 meters/second, 1665.2 km/hour, 1034.7 miles/hour or 899.1 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"	17.25 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.25 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.4"	1034.77 mi	west	0° 00' 58.7"	1.12 mi	north	1034.78 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 50.7"	4.42 mi	west	0° 23' 29.7"	26.91 mi	north	27.27 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, March 9, 2012 at 01:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 35'	South
Longitude:	17° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.62 meters/second, 1607.8 km/hour, 999.1 miles/hour or 868.2 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' 28.1"	16.65 mi	west	0° 00' 13.7"	0.26 mi	south	16.65 mi
1 hour	14° 28' 10.0"	998.98 mi	west	0° 13' 40.4"	15.66 mi	south	998.98 mi
24 hours	12° 54' 12.2"	890.86 mi	east	5° 20' 09.3"	366.69 mi	south	959.79 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
Arawa	Fri 11:44 AM	221 km	137 miles	119 nm	SSW
Honiara	Fri 12:44 PM	684 km	425 miles	370 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Fri 11:44 AM	1157 km	719 miles	625 nm	WSW
Yaren	Fri 1:44 PM	1249 km	776 miles	675 nm	ENE
Palikir	Fri 12:44 PM	1267 km	787 miles	684 nm	N
Jayapura	Fri 10:44 AM	1751 km	1088 miles	945 nm	W
Cairns	Fri 11:44 AM	1804 km	1121 miles	974 nm	SW
Tarawa	Fri 1:44 PM	1960 km	1218 miles	1058 nm	ENE
Port Vila	Fri 12:44 PM	1969 km	1223 miles	1063 nm	SE
Majuro	Fri 1:44 PM	2085 km	1296 miles	1126 nm	NE