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 25, 2012 at 02:24:00 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 25, 2012 at 02:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 56'	North
Longitude:	145° 13'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.67 meters/second, 1669.2 km/hour, 1037.2 miles/hour or 901.3 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' 11.3"	1037.26 mi	west	0° 00' 59.0"	1.13 mi	north	1037.26 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 30.8"	5.20 mi	west	0° 23' 33.5"	26.98 mi	north	27.48 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 02:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	14° 59'	North
Longitude:	169° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.72 meters/second, 1565.0 km/hour, 972.4 miles/hour or 845.0 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' 32.9"	16.21 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	north	16.21 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 55.2"	972.26 mi	west	0° 08' 14.6"	9.45 mi	north	971.99 mi
24 hours	349° 01' 18.4"	733.71 mi	west	2° 58' 19.5"	204.39 mi	north	756.42 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
Jayapura	Sun 11:24 AM	704 km	438 miles	380 nm	SW
Lae	Sun 12:24 PM	978 km	607 miles	528 nm	SSE
Port Moresby	Sun 12:24 PM	1277 km	794 miles	690 nm	S
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 12:24 PM	1278 km	794 miles	690 nm	N
Manokwari	Sun 11:24 AM	1279 km	795 miles	691 nm	WSW
Melekeok	Sun 11:24 AM	1327 km	824 miles	716 nm	WNW
Palikir	Sun 1:24 PM	1539 km	956 miles	831 nm	ENE
Honiara	Sun 1:24 PM	2061 km	1281 miles	1113 nm	SE
Cairns	Sun 12:24 PM	2086 km	1296 miles	1126 nm	S
Darwin	Sun 11:54 AM	2249 km	1397 miles	1214 nm	SW