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 Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 23:24:00 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 Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 23:24:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 31'	North
Longitude:	170° 40'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.95 meters/second, 1659.4 km/hour, 1031.1 miles/hour or 896.0 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"	17.19 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.19 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.7"	1031.14 mi	west	0° 00' 56.5"	1.08 mi	north	1031.13 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 15.1"	4.87 mi	west	0° 22' 35.4"	25.87 mi	north	26.33 mi

Position of the Moon

On Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 23:24:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 04'	South
Longitude:	3° 14'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.59 meters/second, 1600.5 km/hour, 994.5 miles/hour or 864.2 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' 27.3"	16.57 mi	west	0° 00' 13.4"	0.26 mi	south	16.58 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 22.0"	994.41 mi	west	0° 13' 23.4"	15.34 mi	south	994.32 mi
24 hours	13° 19' 30.1"	916.61 mi	east	5° 09' 36.7"	354.66 mi	south	977.58 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	Thu 11:24 AM	952 km	591 miles	514 nm	SW
Kiritimati	Fri 1:24 PM	1566 km	973 miles	846 nm	ESE
Fakaofo	Fri 12:24 PM	1757 km	1092 miles	949 nm	S
Tarawa	Fri 11:24 AM	1899 km	1180 miles	1025 nm	WSW
Majuro	Fri 11:24 AM	2006 km	1246 miles	1083 nm	W
Funafuti	Fri 11:24 AM	2006 km	1246 miles	1083 nm	SW
Honolulu	Thu 1:24 PM	2141 km	1330 miles	1156 nm	NE
Apia	Fri 12:24 PM	2254 km	1400 miles	1217 nm	S
Midway	Thu 12:24 PM	2504 km	1556 miles	1352 nm	NNW
Yaren	Fri 11:24 AM	2610 km	1622 miles	1409 nm	WSW