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 Monday, April 2, 2012 at 02:42:00 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 Monday, April 2, 2012 at 02:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 03'	North
Longitude:	140° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 462.14 meters/second, 1663.7 km/hour, 1033.8 miles/hour or 898.3 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"	17.23 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.23 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 11.0"	1033.83 mi	west	0° 00' 57.5"	1.10 mi	north	1033.82 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 25.0"	5.07 mi	west	0° 22' 59.6"	26.33 mi	north	26.82 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 2, 2012 at 02:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	13° 21'	North
Longitude:	100° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 436.31 meters/second, 1570.7 km/hour, 976.0 miles/hour or 848.1 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' 29.8"	16.27 mi	west	0° 00' 10.0"	0.19 mi	south	16.27 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 51.9"	975.85 mi	west	0° 10' 02.8"	11.51 mi	south	976.26 mi
24 hours	12° 04' 29.0"	812.79 mi	east	4° 22' 32.3"	300.78 mi	south	872.78 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
Melekeok	Mon 11:42 AM	666 km	414 miles	359 nm	WNW
Jayapura	Mon 11:42 AM	841 km	523 miles	454 nm	S
Manokwari	Mon 11:42 AM	938 km	583 miles	507 nm	SW
Guam (Hagåtña)	Mon 12:42 PM	1062 km	660 miles	574 nm	NNE
Davao	Mon 10:42 AM	1621 km	1007 miles	875 nm	W
Manado	Mon 10:42 AM	1743 km	1083 miles	941 nm	WSW
Port Moresby	Mon 12:42 PM	1785 km	1109 miles	964 nm	SSE
Gorontalo	Mon 10:42 AM	1961 km	1218 miles	1059 nm	WSW
Palikir	Mon 1:42 PM	2009 km	1248 miles	1085 nm	E
Darwin	Mon 12:12 PM	2191 km	1362 miles	1183 nm	SSW