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 Monday, March 19, 2012 at 03:22:00 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 Monday, March 19, 2012 at 03:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 26'	South
Longitude:	131° 10'	East

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"	1037.82 mi	west	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	north	1037.82 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 24.4"	5.08 mi	west	0° 23' 43.5"	27.17 mi	north	27.64 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, March 19, 2012 at 03:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	10° 35'	South
Longitude:	92° 04'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 441.74 meters/second, 1590.3 km/hour, 988.1 miles/hour or 858.7 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' 31.7"	16.47 mi	west	0° 00' 10.5"	0.20 mi	north	16.47 mi
1 hour	14° 31' 50.2"	988.08 mi	west	0° 10' 38.4"	12.19 mi	north	988.44 mi
24 hours	11° 02' 02.2"	750.34 mi	east	4° 24' 44.7"	303.25 mi	north	813.59 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
Manokwari	Mon 12:22 PM	327 km	203 miles	176 nm	E
Sofifi	Mon 12:22 PM	421 km	262 miles	227 nm	WNW
Ternate	Mon 12:22 PM	442 km	275 miles	239 nm	WNW
Ambon	Mon 12:22 PM	491 km	305 miles	265 nm	SW
Manado	Mon 11:22 AM	735 km	457 miles	397 nm	WNW
Gorontalo	Mon 11:22 AM	908 km	564 miles	490 nm	W
Melekeok	Mon 12:22 PM	957 km	595 miles	517 nm	NNE
Davao	Mon 11:22 AM	1033 km	642 miles	558 nm	NW
Kendari	Mon 11:22 AM	1038 km	645 miles	560 nm	WSW
Jayapura	Mon 12:22 PM	1088 km	676 miles	587 nm	ESE