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 Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 04:10:00 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 Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 04:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 48'	South
Longitude:	119° 14'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.88 meters/second, 1670.0 km/hour, 1037.7 miles/hour or 901.7 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"	17.30 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.30 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1037.74 mi	west	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	north	1037.74 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 22.4"	5.04 mi	west	0° 23' 43.7"	27.18 mi	north	27.64 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 04:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 28'	South
Longitude:	68° 54'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.45 meters/second, 1564.0 km/hour, 971.8 miles/hour or 844.5 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' 30.4"	16.20 mi	west	0° 00' 09.3"	0.18 mi	north	16.20 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 23.2"	971.71 mi	west	0° 09' 24.5"	10.78 mi	north	972.11 mi
24 hours	11° 32' 51.3"	773.56 mi	east	4° 01' 32.1"	276.74 mi	north	827.53 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
Palu	Sun 12:10 PM	71 km	44 miles	38 nm	E
Mamuju	Sun 12:10 PM	210 km	130 miles	113 nm	S
Samarinda	Sun 12:10 PM	234 km	146 miles	126 nm	W
Balikpapan	Sun 12:10 PM	271 km	169 miles	147 nm	W
Gorontalo	Sun 12:10 PM	451 km	280 miles	244 nm	ENE
Makassar	Sun 12:10 PM	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	S
Kendari	Sun 12:10 PM	507 km	315 miles	274 nm	SE
Banjarmasin	Sun 12:10 PM	586 km	364 miles	317 nm	WSW
Palangka Raya	Sun 11:10 AM	611 km	379 miles	330 nm	WSW
Manado	Sun 12:10 PM	674 km	419 miles	364 nm	ENE