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 23:36:00 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 23:36:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	5° 46'	North
Longitude:	173° 31'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 461.60 meters/second, 1661.8 km/hour, 1032.6 miles/hour or 897.3 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"	17.21 mi	west	0° 00' 01.0"	0.02 mi	north	17.21 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.8"	1032.61 mi	west	0° 00' 57.0"	1.09 mi	north	1032.60 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 20.8"	4.99 mi	west	0° 22' 48.5"	26.12 mi	north	26.59 mi

Position of the Moon

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012 at 23:36:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	4° 39'	North
Longitude:	31° 20'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 446.62 meters/second, 1607.8 km/hour, 999.1 miles/hour or 868.2 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' 29.3"	16.65 mi	west	0° 00' 12.8"	0.25 mi	south	16.65 mi
1 hour	14° 29' 19.7"	998.98 mi	west	0° 12' 57.2"	14.84 mi	south	999.24 mi
24 hours	12° 24' 28.1"	855.50 mi	east	5° 19' 53.4"	366.35 mi	south	932.48 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
Baker Island	Tue 11:36 AM	698 km	433 miles	377 nm	SSW
Tarawa	Wed 11:36 AM	1572 km	977 miles	849 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Wed 12:36 PM	1692 km	1051 miles	913 nm	S
Majuro	Wed 11:36 AM	1697 km	1055 miles	916 nm	W
Funafuti	Wed 11:36 AM	1773 km	1101 miles	957 nm	SSW
Kiritimati	Wed 1:36 PM	1848 km	1149 miles	998 nm	ESE
Apia	Wed 12:36 PM	2175 km	1352 miles	1175 nm	S
Yaren	Wed 11:36 AM	2283 km	1419 miles	1233 nm	WSW
Honolulu	Tue 1:36 PM	2411 km	1498 miles	1302 nm	NE
Midway	Tue 12:36 PM	2518 km	1565 miles	1360 nm	N