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 04:14:00 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 04:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	1° 57'	North
Longitude:	117° 43'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.66 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"	1037.25 mi	west	0° 00' 58.9"	1.13 mi	north	1037.24 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 31.0"	5.20 mi	west	0° 23' 33.3"	26.98 mi	north	27.47 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 04:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 14'	North
Longitude:	143° 12'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 434.18 meters/second, 1563.0 km/hour, 971.2 miles/hour or 844.0 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"	16.19 mi	west	0° 00' 08.2"	0.16 mi	north	16.19 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 51.9"	971.05 mi	west	0° 08' 07.2"	9.31 mi	north	970.78 mi
24 hours	11° 00' 07.2"	734.44 mi	east	2° 55' 06.0"	200.69 mi	north	756.14 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
Samarinda	Sun 12:14 PM	279 km	173 miles	150 nm	SSW
Balikpapan	Sun 12:14 PM	368 km	229 miles	199 nm	SSW
Palu	Sun 12:14 PM	396 km	246 miles	214 nm	SE
Bandar Seri Begawan	Sun 12:14 PM	449 km	279 miles	242 nm	NW
Pekan Tutong	Sun 12:14 PM	463 km	288 miles	250 nm	NW
Kota Kinabalu	Sun 12:14 PM	481 km	299 miles	260 nm	NNW
Kuala Belait	Sun 12:14 PM	484 km	301 miles	261 nm	NW
Miri	Sun 12:14 PM	494 km	307 miles	267 nm	WNW
Mamuju	Sun 12:14 PM	528 km	328 miles	285 nm	SSE
Gorontalo	Sun 12:14 PM	616 km	382 miles	332 nm	ESE