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 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 Friday, March 9, 2012 at 19:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 06'	South
Longitude:	116° 12'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.74 meters/second, 1665.9 km/hour, 1035.1 miles/hour or 899.5 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' 09.6"	1035.17 mi	west	0° 00' 58.7"	1.12 mi	north	1035.18 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 54.3"	4.49 mi	west	0° 23' 32.0"	26.95 mi	north	27.33 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, March 9, 2012 at 19:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 39'	South
Longitude:	80° 10'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 443.18 meters/second, 1595.4 km/hour, 991.4 miles/hour or 861.5 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' 27.5"	16.52 mi	west	0° 00' 13.1"	0.25 mi	south	16.52 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 28.9"	991.25 mi	west	0° 13' 06.5"	15.01 mi	south	991.11 mi
24 hours	13° 12' 38.3"	905.74 mi	east	4° 58' 24.1"	341.84 mi	south	962.09 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 *	Fri 2:54 PM	2646 km	1644 miles	1429 nm	SSE
Adamstown	Fri 11:54 AM	2757 km	1713 miles	1489 nm	SSW
Galapagos Islands	Fri 1:54 PM	2978 km	1850 miles	1608 nm	E
Mexico City	Fri 1:54 PM	3203 km	1990 miles	1729 nm	NE
Guatemala	Fri 1:54 PM	3507 km	2179 miles	1893 nm	NE
San Salvador	Fri 1:54 PM	3573 km	2220 miles	1929 nm	NE
Hermosillo	Fri 12:54 PM	3712 km	2307 miles	2004 nm	N
Managua	Fri 1:54 PM	3768 km	2342 miles	2035 nm	ENE
Tegucigalpa	Fri 1:54 PM	3777 km	2347 miles	2039 nm	ENE
Belmopan	Fri 1:54 PM	3828 km	2379 miles	2067 nm	NE