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 03:08:00 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 03:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 26'	North
Longitude:	133° 33'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.86 meters/second, 1662.7 km/hour, 1033.1 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"	1033.19 mi	west	0° 00' 57.3"	1.09 mi	north	1033.17 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 22.8"	5.03 mi	west	0° 22' 53.7"	26.22 mi	north	26.70 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 03:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 53'	North
Longitude:	94° 43'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 442.92 meters/second, 1594.5 km/hour, 990.8 miles/hour or 861.0 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' 42.3"	990.70 mi	west	0° 11' 51.5"	13.58 mi	south	991.05 mi
24 hours	12° 11' 45.4"	833.57 mi	east	5° 00' 06.0"	343.72 mi	south	905.91 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
Koror	Tue 12:08 PM	235 km	146 miles	127 nm	NNE
Melekeok	Tue 12:08 PM	258 km	160 miles	139 nm	NNE
Manokwari	Tue 12:08 PM	699 km	434 miles	377 nm	S
Sofifi	Tue 12:08 PM	844 km	524 miles	456 nm	SW
Ternate	Tue 12:08 PM	855 km	531 miles	462 nm	SW
Davao	Tue 11:08 AM	896 km	557 miles	484 nm	WNW
Manado	Tue 11:08 AM	1061 km	659 miles	573 nm	WSW
Jayapura	Tue 12:08 PM	1188 km	738 miles	642 nm	SE
Gorontalo	Tue 11:08 AM	1285 km	798 miles	694 nm	WSW
Guam (Hagåtña)	Tue 1:08 PM	1518 km	943 miles	820 nm	NE