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 Friday, March 30, 2012 at 23:18:00 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 Friday, March 30, 2012 at 23:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 13'	North
Longitude:	168° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.68 meters/second, 1665.6 km/hour, 1035.0 miles/hour or 899.4 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"	17.25 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.25 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.2"	1035.04 mi	west	0° 00' 58.0"	1.11 mi	north	1035.03 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 28.4"	5.14 mi	west	0° 23' 10.8"	26.55 mi	north	27.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, March 30, 2012 at 23:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 53'	North
Longitude:	75° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.73 meters/second, 1518.2 km/hour, 943.4 miles/hour or 819.8 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' 29.7"	15.72 mi	west	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	south	15.72 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 47.1"	943.13 mi	west	0° 05' 07.2"	5.87 mi	south	943.40 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 42.6"	785.89 mi	east	2° 31' 13.3"	173.36 mi	south	810.60 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
Rawaki	Sat 12:18 PM	905 km	563 miles	489 nm	SSW
Baker Island	Fri 11:18 AM	970 km	603 miles	524 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Sat 1:18 PM	1293 km	803 miles	698 nm	ESE
Fakaofo	Sat 12:18 PM	1528 km	949 miles	825 nm	S
Funafuti	Sat 11:18 AM	1943 km	1207 miles	1049 nm	SW
Apia *	Sat 1:18 PM	2024 km	1258 miles	1093 nm	S
Tarawa	Sat 11:18 AM	2055 km	1277 miles	1110 nm	W
Honolulu	Fri 1:18 PM	2227 km	1384 miles	1202 nm	NNE
Majuro	Sat 11:18 AM	2247 km	1396 miles	1213 nm	W
Alofi	Fri 12:18 PM	2577 km	1601 miles	1391 nm	S