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 Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 03:42:00 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 Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 03:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 47'	South
Longitude:	126° 35'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.37 meters/second, 1668.1 km/hour, 1036.5 miles/hour or 900.7 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"	17.28 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.2"	1036.60 mi	west	0° 00' 59.0"	1.13 mi	north	1036.61 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 08.2"	4.76 mi	west	0° 23' 39.9"	27.10 mi	north	27.52 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 03:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	20° 36'	South
Longitude:	8° 41'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 417.21 meters/second, 1501.9 km/hour, 933.3 miles/hour or 811.0 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' 24.3"	15.56 mi	west	0° 00' 05.0"	0.10 mi	south	15.56 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 25.8"	933.00 mi	west	0° 04' 55.9"	5.66 mi	south	932.76 mi
24 hours	14° 13' 56.9"	921.69 mi	east	1° 18' 17.9"	89.79 mi	south	922.04 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
Ambon	Tue 12:42 PM	203 km	126 miles	110 nm	ESE
Sofifi	Tue 12:42 PM	405 km	252 miles	219 nm	NNE
Ternate	Tue 12:42 PM	407 km	253 miles	220 nm	NNE
Kendari	Tue 11:42 AM	470 km	292 miles	254 nm	WSW
Manado	Tue 11:42 AM	512 km	318 miles	276 nm	NNW
Gorontalo	Tue 11:42 AM	538 km	334 miles	290 nm	NW
Dili	Tue 12:42 PM	647 km	402 miles	350 nm	S
Same	Tue 12:42 PM	695 km	432 miles	375 nm	S
Suai	Tue 12:42 PM	736 km	458 miles	398 nm	SSW
Palu	Tue 11:42 AM	777 km	483 miles	419 nm	WNW