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 Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 20:50:00 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 Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 20:50:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 07'	South
Longitude:	130° 32'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.61 meters/second, 1669.0 km/hour, 1037.1 miles/hour or 901.2 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"	17.29 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.29 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.4"	1037.13 mi	west	0° 00' 59.1"	1.13 mi	north	1037.14 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 13.8"	4.88 mi	west	0° 23' 42.2"	27.15 mi	north	27.58 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at 20:50:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 59'	South
Longitude:	135° 58'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 413.62 meters/second, 1489.0 km/hour, 925.2 miles/hour or 804.0 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' 25.0"	15.42 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	15.42 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 05.0"	924.98 mi	west	0° 01' 01.6"	1.18 mi	north	925.04 mi
24 hours	13° 43' 55.4"	881.00 mi	east	1° 01' 57.4"	71.05 mi	north	887.00 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	Wed 12:50 PM	2540 km	1578 miles	1372 nm	S
Papeete	Wed 10:50 AM	2691 km	1672 miles	1453 nm	SW
Kiritimati	Thu 10:50 AM	3015 km	1874 miles	1628 nm	W
Easter Island *	Wed 3:50 PM	3570 km	2219 miles	1928 nm	SE
Rarotonga	Wed 10:50 AM	3811 km	2368 miles	2058 nm	SW
Honolulu	Wed 10:50 AM	3946 km	2452 miles	2131 nm	NW
Hermosillo	Wed 1:50 PM	4032 km	2506 miles	2177 nm	NNE
Mexico City	Wed 2:50 PM	4179 km	2596 miles	2256 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Wed 1:50 PM	4205 km	2613 miles	2270 nm	NNE
Phoenix	Wed 1:50 PM	4388 km	2726 miles	2369 nm	NNE