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 02:12:00 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 02:12:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 39'	North
Longitude:	147° 42'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.41 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' 11.0"	1034.43 mi	west	0° 00' 57.7"	1.10 mi	north	1034.42 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 26.8"	5.11 mi	west	0° 23' 05.0"	26.44 mi	north	26.93 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 02:12:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 59'	North
Longitude:	105° 19'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.87 meters/second, 1543.9 km/hour, 959.4 miles/hour or 833.7 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"	15.99 mi	west	0° 00' 07.7"	0.15 mi	south	15.99 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 50.5"	959.16 mi	west	0° 07' 50.2"	8.98 mi	south	959.54 mi
24 hours	12° 03' 16.9"	797.61 mi	east	3° 33' 37.0"	244.81 mi	south	841.03 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
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 12:12 PM	1028 km	639 miles	555 nm	NNW
Jayapura	Sun 11:12 AM	1112 km	691 miles	600 nm	SW
Palikir	Sun 1:12 PM	1187 km	737 miles	641 nm	ENE
Melekeok	Sun 11:12 AM	1480 km	920 miles	799 nm	WNW
Port Moresby	Sun 12:12 PM	1561 km	970 miles	843 nm	S
Manokwari	Sun 11:12 AM	1634 km	1015 miles	882 nm	WSW
Honiara	Sun 1:12 PM	2068 km	1285 miles	1116 nm	SE
Yaren	Sun 2:12 PM	2213 km	1375 miles	1195 nm	ESE
Cairns	Sun 12:12 PM	2395 km	1488 miles	1293 nm	S
Manado	Sun 10:12 AM	2564 km	1593 miles	1384 nm	W