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 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 Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 02:42:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 26'	North
Longitude:	140° 03'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.86 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"	1033.20 mi	west	0° 00' 57.3"	1.09 mi	north	1033.18 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 22.8"	5.03 mi	west	0° 22' 53.8"	26.22 mi	north	26.70 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 02:42:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 58'	North
Longitude:	88° 27'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.82 meters/second, 1594.2 km/hour, 990.6 miles/hour or 860.8 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"	16.51 mi	west	0° 00' 11.7"	0.23 mi	south	16.51 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 42.5"	990.47 mi	west	0° 11' 49.8"	13.55 mi	south	990.83 mi
24 hours	12° 11' 33.4"	833.15 mi	east	4° 59' 33.2"	343.10 mi	south	905.33 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	Tue 11:42 AM	642 km	399 miles	347 nm	WNW
Jayapura	Tue 11:42 AM	884 km	549 miles	477 nm	S
Manokwari	Tue 11:42 AM	962 km	598 miles	520 nm	SW
Guam (Hagåtña)	Tue 12:42 PM	1029 km	640 miles	556 nm	NNE
Davao	Tue 10:42 AM	1607 km	999 miles	868 nm	W
Manado	Tue 10:42 AM	1744 km	1084 miles	942 nm	WSW
Port Moresby	Tue 12:42 PM	1826 km	1135 miles	986 nm	SSE
Gorontalo	Tue 10:42 AM	1963 km	1220 miles	1060 nm	WSW
Palikir	Tue 1:42 PM	2012 km	1250 miles	1087 nm	E
Darwin	Tue 12:12 PM	2225 km	1383 miles	1201 nm	SSW