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 28, 2012 at 21:24:00 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 Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 21:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	3° 25'	North
Longitude:	140° 04'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 463.11 meters/second, 1667.2 km/hour, 1036.0 miles/hour or 900.2 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"	17.27 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.27 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.3"	1036.01 mi	west	0° 00' 58.3"	1.12 mi	north	1036.01 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 30.4"	5.19 mi	west	0° 23' 20.2"	26.73 mi	north	27.23 mi

Position of the Moon

On Wednesday, March 28, 2012 at 21:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 53'	North
Longitude:	71° 53'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 416.35 meters/second, 1498.9 km/hour, 931.3 miles/hour or 809.3 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' 30.2"	15.52 mi	west	0° 00' 00.2"	0.00 mi	north	15.52 mi
1 hour	14° 30' 12.1"	931.05 mi	west	0° 00' 11.0"	0.21 mi	north	931.04 mi
24 hours	11° 59' 17.4"	769.68 mi	east	0° 24' 50.2"	28.48 mi	south	771.31 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
Kiritimati	Thu 11:24 AM	1927 km	1198 miles	1041 nm	W
Papeete	Wed 11:24 AM	2541 km	1579 miles	1372 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Wed 11:24 AM	2762 km	1716 miles	1491 nm	NW
Adamstown	Wed 1:24 PM	3330 km	2069 miles	1798 nm	SSE
Rarotonga	Wed 11:24 AM	3471 km	2157 miles	1874 nm	SW
Fakaofo	Thu 10:24 AM	3735 km	2321 miles	2017 nm	WSW
Apia *	Thu 11:24 AM	3986 km	2477 miles	2152 nm	WSW
Baker Island	Wed 9:24 AM	4066 km	2527 miles	2196 nm	W
Los Angeles *	Wed 2:24 PM	4077 km	2533 miles	2201 nm	NNE
Alofi	Wed 10:24 AM	4106 km	2551 miles	2217 nm	SW