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 20:36:00 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 20:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 31'	South
Longitude:	126° 58'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.48 meters/second, 1668.5 km/hour, 1036.8 miles/hour or 900.9 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' 10.3"	1036.84 mi	west	0° 00' 59.1"	1.13 mi	north	1036.84 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 10.7"	4.81 mi	west	0° 23' 40.9"	27.12 mi	north	27.55 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, March 13, 2012 at 20:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 40'	South
Longitude:	125° 12'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.22 meters/second, 1491.2 km/hour, 926.6 miles/hour or 805.2 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' 24.3"	15.44 mi	west	0° 00' 02.5"	0.05 mi	south	15.44 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 25.6"	926.32 mi	west	0° 02' 28.5"	2.84 mi	south	926.19 mi
24 hours	14° 07' 50.3"	908.56 mi	east	0° 19' 10.3"	21.99 mi	south	907.81 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
Adamstown	Tue 12:36 PM	2518 km	1565 miles	1360 nm	S
Papeete	Tue 10:36 AM	2977 km	1850 miles	1607 nm	SW
Easter Island *	Tue 3:36 PM	3305 km	2054 miles	1785 nm	SSE
Kiritimati	Wed 10:36 AM	3415 km	2122 miles	1844 nm	W
Hermosillo	Tue 1:36 PM	3889 km	2417 miles	2100 nm	NNE
Mexico City	Tue 2:36 PM	3893 km	2419 miles	2102 nm	NE
Rarotonga	Tue 10:36 AM	4114 km	2556 miles	2221 nm	WSW
Los Angeles *	Tue 1:36 PM	4149 km	2578 miles	2240 nm	NNE
Galapagos Islands	Tue 2:36 PM	4161 km	2585 miles	2247 nm	E
Honolulu	Tue 10:36 AM	4275 km	2656 miles	2308 nm	NW