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 Monday, April 9, 2012 at 00:44:00 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 Monday, April 9, 2012 at 00:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 40'	North
Longitude:	169° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.81 meters/second, 1655.3 km/hour, 1028.6 miles/hour or 893.8 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"	17.14 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.14 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.1"	1028.58 mi	west	0° 00' 55.7"	1.06 mi	north	1028.56 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 03.8"	4.64 mi	west	0° 22' 12.9"	25.45 mi	north	25.87 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 00:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 17'	South
Longitude:	19° 16'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.12 meters/second, 1512.4 km/hour, 939.8 miles/hour or 816.6 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' 23.2"	15.66 mi	west	0° 00' 06.7"	0.13 mi	south	15.66 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 18.9"	939.53 mi	west	0° 06' 42.1"	7.68 mi	south	939.24 mi
24 hours	14° 45' 16.4"	963.41 mi	east	1° 59' 38.5"	137.18 mi	south	967.11 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
Kwajalein	Mon 12:44 PM	193 km	120 miles	104 nm	NW
Majuro	Mon 12:44 PM	236 km	147 miles	127 nm	ESE
Tarawa	Mon 12:44 PM	813 km	505 miles	439 nm	SSE
Yaren	Mon 12:44 PM	938 km	583 miles	507 nm	SSW
Palikir	Mon 11:44 AM	1213 km	753 miles	655 nm	W
Wake Island	Mon 12:44 PM	1314 km	816 miles	709 nm	NNW
Baker Island	Sun 12:44 PM	1799 km	1118 miles	971 nm	ESE
Funafuti	Mon 12:44 PM	2110 km	1311 miles	1140 nm	SSE
Honiara	Mon 11:44 AM	2146 km	1333 miles	1159 nm	SSW
Midway	Sun 1:44 PM	2682 km	1667 miles	1448 nm	NNE