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 Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 02:34:00 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 Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 02:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 59'	South
Longitude:	143° 47'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.80 meters/second, 1666.1 km/hour, 1035.3 miles/hour or 899.6 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"	17.26 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.26 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 09.7"	1035.31 mi	west	0° 00' 58.7"	1.12 mi	north	1035.32 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 55.7"	4.52 mi	west	0° 23' 32.9"	26.97 mi	north	27.35 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 02:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 06'	South
Longitude:	16° 13'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.41 meters/second, 1589.1 km/hour, 987.4 miles/hour or 858.0 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' 27.2"	16.46 mi	west	0° 00' 12.8"	0.24 mi	south	16.46 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 11.8"	987.27 mi	west	0° 12' 45.8"	14.62 mi	south	987.08 mi
24 hours	13° 19' 58.3"	910.74 mi	east	4° 47' 14.1"	329.08 mi	south	961.64 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
Jayapura	Sat 11:34 AM	378 km	235 miles	204 nm	WNW
Lae	Sat 12:34 PM	467 km	290 miles	252 nm	SE
Port Moresby	Sat 12:34 PM	711 km	442 miles	384 nm	SSE
Manokwari	Sat 11:34 AM	1135 km	706 miles	613 nm	WNW
Cairns	Sat 12:34 PM	1447 km	899 miles	781 nm	S
Melekeok	Sat 11:34 AM	1628 km	1012 miles	879 nm	NW
Darwin	Sat 12:04 PM	1706 km	1060 miles	921 nm	SW
Honiara	Sat 1:34 PM	1885 km	1171 miles	1018 nm	ESE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sat 12:34 PM	1934 km	1202 miles	1044 nm	N
Palikir	Sat 1:34 PM	2002 km	1244 miles	1081 nm	NE