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 22:22:00 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 22:22:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 37'	North
Longitude:	155° 22'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.85 meters/second, 1655.5 km/hour, 1028.6 miles/hour or 893.9 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"	17.15 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.15 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.2"	1028.67 mi	west	0° 00' 55.7"	1.06 mi	north	1028.65 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 04.1"	4.65 mi	west	0° 22' 13.7"	25.46 mi	north	25.88 mi

Position of the Moon

On Sunday, April 8, 2012 at 22:22:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 01'	South
Longitude:	53° 20'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.85 meters/second, 1515.1 km/hour, 941.4 miles/hour or 818.1 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' 23.4"	15.69 mi	west	0° 00' 07.1"	0.14 mi	south	15.69 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 23.5"	941.17 mi	west	0° 07' 02.3"	8.07 mi	south	940.87 mi
24 hours	14° 44' 30.3"	964.17 mi	east	2° 08' 11.8"	146.99 mi	south	968.95 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
Kiritimati	Mon 12:22 PM	673 km	418 miles	363 nm	SSW
Honolulu	Sun 12:22 PM	1538 km	956 miles	831 nm	N
Baker Island	Sun 10:22 AM	2482 km	1542 miles	1340 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Mon 11:22 AM	2574 km	1599 miles	1390 nm	SW
Papeete	Sun 12:22 PM	2854 km	1774 miles	1541 nm	SSE
Apia	Mon 11:22 AM	2986 km	1855 miles	1612 nm	SW
Rarotonga	Sun 12:22 PM	3228 km	2006 miles	1743 nm	S
Midway	Sun 11:22 AM	3247 km	2018 miles	1753 nm	NW
Funafuti	Mon 10:22 AM	3337 km	2073 miles	1802 nm	WSW
Alofi	Sun 11:22 AM	3354 km	2084 miles	1811 nm	SSW