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 01:14:00 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 01:14:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 18'	North
Longitude:	161° 41'	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"	1029.44 mi	west	0° 00' 56.0"	1.07 mi	north	1029.42 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 07.6"	4.72 mi	west	0° 22' 20.4"	25.59 mi	north	26.02 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 01:14:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	16° 01'	South
Longitude:	2° 24'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 428.32 meters/second, 1541.9 km/hour, 958.1 miles/hour or 832.6 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' 20.7"	957.89 mi	west	0° 09' 46.1"	11.20 mi	south	957.56 mi
24 hours	14° 28' 56.8"	962.99 mi	east	3° 19' 46.6"	229.00 mi	south	981.47 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 12:14 PM	386 km	240 miles	208 nm	W
Palikir	Sun 12:14 PM	391 km	243 miles	211 nm	W
Yaren	Sun 1:14 PM	1042 km	648 miles	563 nm	SE
Majuro	Sun 1:14 PM	1050 km	653 miles	567 nm	E
Tarawa	Sun 1:14 PM	1413 km	878 miles	763 nm	ESE
Wake Island	Sun 1:14 PM	1431 km	889 miles	773 nm	NNE
Honiara	Sun 12:14 PM	1860 km	1155 miles	1004 nm	S
Guam (Hagåtña)	Sun 11:14 AM	1976 km	1228 miles	1067 nm	WNW
Port Moresby	Sun 11:14 AM	2453 km	1524 miles	1324 nm	SW
Baker Island	Sat 1:14 PM	2547 km	1583 miles	1376 nm	ESE