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 Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 00:18:00 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 Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 00:18:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 14'	North
Longitude:	176° 16'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.67 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"	1035.02 mi	west	0° 00' 58.0"	1.11 mi	north	1035.01 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 28.4"	5.14 mi	west	0° 23' 10.6"	26.54 mi	north	27.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 00:18:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 48'	North
Longitude:	89° 51'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.95 meters/second, 1519.0 km/hour, 943.9 miles/hour or 820.2 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"	943.63 mi	west	0° 05' 13.5"	5.99 mi	south	943.91 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 39.7"	786.26 mi	east	2° 33' 39.3"	176.15 mi	south	811.63 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
Tarawa	Sat 12:18 PM	479 km	298 miles	259 nm	SW
Majuro	Sat 12:18 PM	648 km	403 miles	350 nm	WNW
Baker Island	Fri 12:18 PM	922 km	573 miles	498 nm	ESE
Yaren	Sat 12:18 PM	1167 km	725 miles	630 nm	WSW
Funafuti	Sat 12:18 PM	1447 km	899 miles	782 nm	SSE
Wake Island	Sat 12:18 PM	1966 km	1222 miles	1062 nm	NNW
Palikir	Sat 11:18 AM	2028 km	1260 miles	1095 nm	W
Fakaofo	Sat 1:18 PM	2045 km	1271 miles	1104 nm	SE
Honiara	Sat 11:18 AM	2358 km	1465 miles	1273 nm	SW
Apia *	Sat 2:18 PM	2395 km	1488 miles	1293 nm	SSE