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 23:34:00 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 Friday, March 30, 2012 at 23:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 13'	North
Longitude:	172° 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"	1035.03 mi	west	0° 00' 58.0"	1.11 mi	north	1035.02 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 28.4"	5.14 mi	west	0° 23' 10.7"	26.55 mi	north	27.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, March 30, 2012 at 23:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 51'	North
Longitude:	79° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.79 meters/second, 1518.4 km/hour, 943.5 miles/hour or 819.9 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"	15.73 mi	west	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	south	15.73 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 47.1"	943.26 mi	west	0° 05' 08.9"	5.90 mi	south	943.54 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 41.8"	785.99 mi	east	2° 31' 52.3"	174.10 mi	south	810.88 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
Baker Island	Fri 11:34 AM	610 km	379 miles	330 nm	SW
Rawaki	Sat 12:34 PM	906 km	563 miles	489 nm	SSE
Fakaofo	Sat 12:34 PM	1512 km	939 miles	816 nm	S
Tarawa	Sat 11:34 AM	1617 km	1005 miles	873 nm	W
Funafuti	Sat 11:34 AM	1669 km	1037 miles	901 nm	SSW
Kiritimati	Sat 1:34 PM	1731 km	1075 miles	934 nm	E
Majuro	Sat 11:34 AM	1810 km	1125 miles	977 nm	W
Apia *	Sat 1:34 PM	2000 km	1242 miles	1080 nm	S
Yaren	Sat 11:34 AM	2325 km	1445 miles	1255 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Fri 1:34 PM	2482 km	1542 miles	1340 nm	NE