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 00:24:00 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 Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 00:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 14'	North
Longitude:	174° 46'	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' 10.5"	26.54 mi	north	27.04 mi

Position of the Moon

On Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 00:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 47'	North
Longitude:	91° 18'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 421.97 meters/second, 1519.1 km/hour, 943.9 miles/hour or 820.3 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' 29.7"	15.73 mi	west	0° 00' 05.1"	0.10 mi	south	15.73 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 47.1"	943.69 mi	west	0° 05' 14.0"	6.00 mi	south	943.96 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 39.3"	786.30 mi	east	2° 33' 53.9"	176.43 mi	south	811.73 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 12:24 PM	369 km	229 miles	199 nm	SSW
Majuro	Sat 12:24 PM	510 km	317 miles	276 nm	NW
Yaren	Sat 12:24 PM	1021 km	634 miles	551 nm	WSW
Baker Island	Fri 12:24 PM	1071 km	665 miles	578 nm	ESE
Funafuti	Sat 12:24 PM	1494 km	928 miles	807 nm	SSE
Palikir	Sat 11:24 AM	1863 km	1158 miles	1006 nm	W
Wake Island	Sat 12:24 PM	1884 km	1171 miles	1017 nm	NNW
Fakaofo	Sat 1:24 PM	2162 km	1343 miles	1167 nm	SE
Honiara	Sat 11:24 AM	2233 km	1388 miles	1206 nm	SW
Apia *	Sat 2:24 PM	2490 km	1548 miles	1345 nm	SE