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 20:38:00 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 20:38:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 32'	South
Longitude:	127° 49'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.91 meters/second, 1670.1 km/hour, 1037.7 miles/hour or 901.8 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' 10.9"	1037.80 mi	west	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	north	1037.80 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 23.7"	5.07 mi	west	0° 23' 43.5"	27.17 mi	north	27.64 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 18, 2012 at 20:38:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 46'	South
Longitude:	170° 07'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 439.77 meters/second, 1583.2 km/hour, 983.7 miles/hour or 854.8 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' 31.3"	16.40 mi	west	0° 00' 10.2"	0.20 mi	north	16.40 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 26.8"	983.66 mi	west	0° 10' 20.2"	11.85 mi	north	984.03 mi
24 hours	11° 10' 07.2"	756.44 mi	east	4° 19' 17.4"	297.03 mi	north	817.49 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	Sun 12:38 PM	2725 km	1693 miles	1472 nm	S
Papeete	Sun 10:38 AM	3034 km	1885 miles	1638 nm	SW
Kiritimati	Mon 10:38 AM	3296 km	2048 miles	1780 nm	W
Easter Island *	Sun 3:38 PM	3541 km	2200 miles	1912 nm	SSE
Hermosillo	Sun 1:38 PM	3735 km	2321 miles	2017 nm	NNE
Mexico City	Sun 2:38 PM	3832 km	2381 miles	2069 nm	NE
Los Angeles *	Sun 1:38 PM	3957 km	2459 miles	2137 nm	NNE
Honolulu	Sun 10:38 AM	4063 km	2525 miles	2194 nm	NW
Phoenix	Sun 1:38 PM	4107 km	2552 miles	2218 nm	NNE
Rarotonga	Sun 10:38 AM	4158 km	2584 miles	2245 nm	SW