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 Sunday, April 1, 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 Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 00:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 37'	North
Longitude:	174° 42'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.43 meters/second, 1664.7 km/hour, 1034.4 miles/hour or 898.9 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"	17.24 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.24 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.2"	1034.48 mi	west	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	north	1034.46 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 26.9"	5.11 mi	west	0° 23' 05.4"	26.45 mi	north	26.94 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 00:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	17° 13'	North
Longitude:	79° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.34 meters/second, 1542.0 km/hour, 958.2 miles/hour or 832.6 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"	15.97 mi	west	0° 00' 07.5"	0.15 mi	south	15.97 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 50.2"	957.97 mi	west	0° 07' 39.6"	8.78 mi	south	958.34 mi
24 hours	12° 03' 20.3"	796.69 mi	east	3° 29' 40.8"	240.30 mi	south	838.83 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	Sun 12:24 PM	402 km	250 miles	217 nm	SSW
Majuro	Sun 12:24 PM	478 km	297 miles	258 nm	NW
Yaren	Sun 12:24 PM	1036 km	644 miles	560 nm	WSW
Baker Island	Sat 12:24 PM	1096 km	681 miles	592 nm	ESE
Funafuti	Sun 12:24 PM	1537 km	955 miles	830 nm	SSE
Wake Island	Sun 12:24 PM	1843 km	1145 miles	995 nm	NNW
Palikir	Sun 11:24 AM	1848 km	1149 miles	998 nm	W
Fakaofo	Sun 1:24 PM	2198 km	1365 miles	1187 nm	SE
Honiara	Sun 11:24 AM	2256 km	1402 miles	1218 nm	SW
Apia	Sun 1:24 PM	2530 km	1572 miles	1366 nm	SE