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 04:34:00 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 04:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	2° 21'	North
Longitude:	112° 38'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.54 meters/second, 1668.7 km/hour, 1036.9 miles/hour or 901.0 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"	1036.97 mi	west	0° 00' 58.7"	1.12 mi	north	1036.97 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 31.2"	5.21 mi	west	0° 23' 30.2"	26.92 mi	north	27.42 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, March 26, 2012 at 04:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	18° 11'	North
Longitude:	149° 21'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 427.15 meters/second, 1537.8 km/hour, 955.5 miles/hour or 830.3 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' 32.0"	15.93 mi	west	0° 00' 06.3"	0.12 mi	north	15.93 mi
1 hour	14° 32' 04.0"	955.29 mi	west	0° 06' 18.9"	7.24 mi	north	955.02 mi
24 hours	11° 19' 39.9"	744.60 mi	east	2° 08' 13.0"	147.00 mi	north	754.33 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
Kuching	Mon 12:34 PM	270 km	168 miles	146 nm	WSW
Miri	Mon 12:34 PM	271 km	169 miles	147 nm	NNE
Kuala Belait	Mon 12:34 PM	304 km	189 miles	164 nm	NE
Pekan Tutong	Mon 12:34 PM	352 km	218 miles	190 nm	NE
Bandar Seri Begawan	Mon 12:34 PM	385 km	239 miles	208 nm	NE
Pontianak	Mon 11:34 AM	451 km	280 miles	244 nm	SW
Palangka Raya	Mon 11:34 AM	524 km	326 miles	283 nm	SSE
Kota Kinabalu	Mon 12:34 PM	554 km	344 miles	299 nm	NE
Samarinda	Mon 12:34 PM	593 km	369 miles	320 nm	ESE
Balikpapan	Mon 12:34 PM	614 km	382 miles	332 nm	SE