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 26, 2012 at 02:14:00 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 Monday, March 26, 2012 at 02:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 19'	North
Longitude:	147° 39'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.55 meters/second, 1668.8 km/hour, 1036.9 miles/hour or 901.1 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"	17.28 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.28 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.3"	1037.00 mi	west	0° 00' 58.7"	1.12 mi	north	1037.00 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 31.1"	5.21 mi	west	0° 23' 30.6"	26.92 mi	north	27.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, March 26, 2012 at 02:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 56'	North
Longitude:	176° 44'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.80 meters/second, 1540.1 km/hour, 957.0 miles/hour or 831.6 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' 32.1"	15.95 mi	west	0° 00' 06.4"	0.12 mi	north	15.95 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 08.9"	956.73 mi	west	0° 06' 30.1"	7.45 mi	north	956.47 mi
24 hours	11° 17' 47.3"	743.60 mi	east	2° 13' 01.4"	152.50 mi	north	754.34 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	Mon 11:14 AM	940 km	584 miles	508 nm	SW
Lae	Mon 12:14 PM	1003 km	623 miles	542 nm	S
Palikir	Mon 1:14 PM	1273 km	791 miles	688 nm	ENE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Mon 12:14 PM	1275 km	792 miles	688 nm	NNW
Port Moresby	Mon 12:14 PM	1302 km	809 miles	703 nm	S
Manokwari	Mon 11:14 AM	1552 km	964 miles	838 nm	WSW
Melekeok	Mon 11:14 AM	1553 km	965 miles	839 nm	WNW
Honiara	Mon 1:14 PM	1885 km	1171 miles	1018 nm	SE
Cairns	Mon 12:14 PM	2138 km	1328 miles	1154 nm	S
Yaren	Mon 2:14 PM	2168 km	1347 miles	1171 nm	E