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 Friday, April 6, 2012 at 01:34:00 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 Friday, April 6, 2012 at 01:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 33'	North
Longitude:	156° 50'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.92 meters/second, 1659.3 km/hour, 1031.0 miles/hour or 895.9 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"	1031.07 mi	west	0° 00' 56.5"	1.08 mi	north	1031.06 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 14.7"	4.86 mi	west	0° 22' 34.8"	25.86 mi	north	26.32 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 6, 2012 at 01:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 33'	South
Longitude:	34° 33'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 444.12 meters/second, 1598.8 km/hour, 993.5 miles/hour or 863.3 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' 27.2"	16.56 mi	west	0° 00' 13.3"	0.25 mi	south	16.56 mi
1 hour	14° 27' 14.6"	993.35 mi	west	0° 13' 19.3"	15.26 mi	south	993.24 mi
24 hours	13° 22' 39.2"	919.37 mi	east	5° 06' 57.8"	351.63 mi	south	978.77 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	Fri 12:34 PM	153 km	95 miles	83 nm	ENE
Kolonia	Fri 12:34 PM	160 km	99 miles	86 nm	ENE
Yaren	Fri 1:34 PM	1367 km	849 miles	738 nm	SE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Fri 11:34 AM	1529 km	950 miles	826 nm	WNW
Majuro	Fri 1:34 PM	1590 km	988 miles	858 nm	E
Wake Island	Fri 1:34 PM	1765 km	1097 miles	953 nm	NE
Honiara	Fri 12:34 PM	1801 km	1119 miles	972 nm	S
Tarawa	Fri 1:34 PM	1883 km	1170 miles	1017 nm	ESE
Jayapura	Fri 10:34 AM	2054 km	1277 miles	1109 nm	WSW
Port Moresby	Fri 11:34 AM	2068 km	1285 miles	1116 nm	SSW