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 23:44:00 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 23:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	6° 54'	North
Longitude:	175° 44'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.59 meters/second, 1658.1 km/hour, 1030.3 miles/hour or 895.3 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"	17.17 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.17 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.6"	1030.33 mi	west	0° 00' 56.3"	1.08 mi	north	1030.32 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 11.6"	4.80 mi	west	0° 22' 28.2"	25.74 mi	north	26.18 mi

Position of the Moon

On Friday, April 6, 2012 at 23:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	11° 18'	South
Longitude:	5° 17'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 437.72 meters/second, 1575.8 km/hour, 979.2 miles/hour or 850.9 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' 25.8"	16.32 mi	west	0° 00' 12.1"	0.23 mi	south	16.32 mi
1 hour	14° 25' 53.7"	979.00 mi	west	0° 12' 09.10"	13.94 mi	south	978.75 mi
24 hours	13° 55' 40.10"	944.84 mi	east	4° 28' 20.1"	307.47 mi	south	985.68 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	Fri 11:44 AM	746 km	463 miles	403 nm	S
Tarawa	Sat 11:44 AM	1389 km	863 miles	750 nm	WSW
Majuro	Sat 11:44 AM	1444 km	897 miles	780 nm	W
Funafuti	Sat 11:44 AM	1794 km	1115 miles	969 nm	SSW
Fakaofo	Sat 12:44 PM	1866 km	1160 miles	1008 nm	SSE
Yaren	Sat 11:44 AM	2095 km	1302 miles	1131 nm	WSW
Kiritimati	Sat 1:44 PM	2116 km	1315 miles	1143 nm	ESE
Apia	Sat 12:44 PM	2334 km	1450 miles	1260 nm	S
Wake Island	Sat 11:44 AM	2347 km	1459 miles	1267 nm	NW
Midway	Fri 12:44 PM	2366 km	1470 miles	1277 nm	N