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 21, 2012 at 01:58:00 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 21, 2012 at 01:58:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	0° 21'	North
Longitude:	152° 01'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.92 meters/second, 1670.1 km/hour, 1037.8 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' 11.0"	1037.83 mi	west	0° 00' 59.2"	1.13 mi	north	1037.83 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 27.5"	5.14 mi	west	0° 23' 41.7"	27.14 mi	north	27.62 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at 01:58:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 50'	South
Longitude:	134° 09'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 450.06 meters/second, 1620.2 km/hour, 1006.8 miles/hour or 874.8 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' 33.6"	16.78 mi	west	0° 00' 11.5"	0.22 mi	north	16.78 mi
1 hour	14° 33' 39.7"	1006.75 mi	west	0° 11' 34.9"	13.26 mi	north	1006.89 mi
24 hours	10° 27' 28.0"	723.05 mi	east	4° 36' 19.7"	316.46 mi	north	789.41 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
Arawa	Wed 11:58 AM	827 km	514 miles	446 nm	SSE
Lae	Wed 11:58 AM	962 km	597 miles	519 nm	SW
Palikir	Wed 12:58 PM	997 km	620 miles	538 nm	NE
Port Moresby	Wed 11:58 AM	1208 km	751 miles	652 nm	SSW
Jayapura	Wed 10:58 AM	1299 km	807 miles	701 nm	WSW
Honiara	Wed 12:58 PM	1394 km	866 miles	752 nm	SE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Wed 11:58 AM	1659 km	1031 miles	896 nm	NNW
Yaren	Wed 1:58 PM	1661 km	1032 miles	897 nm	E
Manokwari	Wed 10:58 AM	2003 km	1245 miles	1082 nm	W
Cairns	Wed 11:58 AM	2029 km	1261 miles	1095 nm	SSW