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 00:54:00 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 00:54:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 40'	North
Longitude:	166° 37'	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"	1028.57 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"	25.44 mi	north	25.86 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 00:54:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 19'	South
Longitude:	16° 52'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 420.07 meters/second, 1512.2 km/hour, 939.7 miles/hour or 816.5 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' 06.6"	0.13 mi	south	15.66 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 18.7"	939.41 mi	west	0° 06' 40.6"	7.66 mi	south	939.12 mi
24 hours	14° 45' 19.1"	963.35 mi	east	1° 59' 02.3"	136.49 mi	south	966.98 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 12:54 PM	171 km	106 miles	92 nm	NE
Majuro	Mon 12:54 PM	509 km	316 miles	275 nm	E
Yaren	Mon 12:54 PM	907 km	563 miles	490 nm	S
Palikir	Mon 11:54 AM	937 km	582 miles	506 nm	W
Tarawa	Mon 12:54 PM	989 km	614 miles	534 nm	SE
Wake Island	Mon 12:54 PM	1286 km	799 miles	694 nm	N
Honiara	Mon 11:54 AM	2030 km	1261 miles	1096 nm	SSW
Baker Island	Sun 12:54 PM	2049 km	1273 miles	1106 nm	ESE
Funafuti	Mon 12:54 PM	2270 km	1411 miles	1226 nm	SE
Guam (Hagåtña)	Mon 10:54 AM	2477 km	1539 miles	1337 nm	WNW