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 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 01:48:00 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 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 01:48:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 25'	North
Longitude:	153° 33'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.87 meters/second, 1662.7 km/hour, 1033.2 miles/hour or 897.8 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"	17.22 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.22 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.9"	1033.22 mi	west	0° 00' 57.3"	1.10 mi	north	1033.21 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 23.0"	5.03 mi	west	0° 22' 54.0"	26.23 mi	north	26.71 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 01:48:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	9° 09'	North
Longitude:	75° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.61 meters/second, 1593.4 km/hour, 990.1 miles/hour or 860.4 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"	16.50 mi	west	0° 00' 11.6"	0.22 mi	south	16.50 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 43.2"	990.00 mi	west	0° 11' 46.3"	13.49 mi	south	990.36 mi
24 hours	12° 11' 09.3"	832.28 mi	east	4° 58' 24.4"	341.79 mi	south	904.12 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
Palikir	Tue 12:48 PM	538 km	334 miles	290 nm	ENE
Kolonia	Tue 12:48 PM	544 km	338 miles	294 nm	ENE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Tue 11:48 AM	1314 km	816 miles	709 nm	NW
Yaren	Tue 1:48 PM	1625 km	1010 miles	878 nm	ESE
Jayapura	Tue 10:48 AM	1677 km	1042 miles	905 nm	WSW
Port Moresby	Tue 11:48 AM	1789 km	1111 miles	966 nm	SSW
Honiara	Tue 12:48 PM	1789 km	1112 miles	966 nm	SSE
Majuro	Tue 1:48 PM	1963 km	1220 miles	1060 nm	E
Wake Island	Tue 1:48 PM	2091 km	1299 miles	1129 nm	NE
Melekeok	Tue 10:48 AM	2106 km	1308 miles	1137 nm	W