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 Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 01:04:00 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 Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 01:04:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 17'	North
Longitude:	164° 11'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 460.19 meters/second, 1656.7 km/hour, 1029.4 miles/hour or 894.5 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"	17.16 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.16 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.3"	1029.45 mi	west	0° 00' 56.0"	1.07 mi	north	1029.43 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 07.7"	4.72 mi	west	0° 22' 20.5"	25.59 mi	north	26.02 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 01:04:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	15° 59'	South
Longitude:	0° 00'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.38 meters/second, 1542.2 km/hour, 958.3 miles/hour or 832.7 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' 24.3"	15.97 mi	west	0° 00' 09.7"	0.19 mi	south	15.97 mi
1 hour	14° 24' 21.3"	958.03 mi	west	0° 09' 47.3"	11.22 mi	south	957.71 mi
24 hours	14° 28' 46.1"	962.92 mi	east	3° 20' 17.8"	229.60 mi	south	981.54 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
Kolonia	Sun 12:04 PM	661 km	411 miles	357 nm	W
Palikir	Sun 12:04 PM	667 km	414 miles	360 nm	W
Majuro	Sun 1:04 PM	774 km	481 miles	418 nm	E
Yaren	Sun 1:04 PM	917 km	570 miles	495 nm	SSE
Tarawa	Sun 1:04 PM	1174 km	729 miles	634 nm	ESE
Wake Island	Sun 1:04 PM	1353 km	841 miles	731 nm	N
Honiara	Sun 12:04 PM	1908 km	1186 miles	1030 nm	SSW
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 11:04 AM	2235 km	1388 miles	1207 nm	WNW
Baker Island	Sat 1:04 PM	2285 km	1420 miles	1234 nm	ESE
Funafuti	Sun 1:04 PM	2416 km	1501 miles	1304 nm	SE