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 01:44:00 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 01:44:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 40'	North
Longitude:	154° 07'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.79 meters/second, 1655.2 km/hour, 1028.5 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"	1028.54 mi	west	0° 00' 55.7"	1.06 mi	north	1028.52 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 03.6"	4.64 mi	west	0° 22' 12.6"	25.44 mi	north	25.86 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 01:44:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 24'	South
Longitude:	4° 53'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.82 meters/second, 1511.3 km/hour, 939.1 miles/hour or 816.1 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' 23.2"	15.65 mi	west	0° 00' 06.5"	0.13 mi	south	15.65 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 17.2"	938.85 mi	west	0° 06' 33.4"	7.52 mi	south	938.57 mi
24 hours	14° 45' 31.9"	963.03 mi	east	1° 56' 00.4"	133.01 mi	south	966.31 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
Palikir	Mon 12:44 PM	455 km	282 miles	245 nm	E
Kolonia	Mon 12:44 PM	459 km	285 miles	248 nm	E
Guam (Hagåtña)	Mon 11:44 AM	1209 km	751 miles	653 nm	WNW
Yaren	Mon 1:44 PM	1686 km	1047 miles	910 nm	ESE
Wake Island	Mon 1:44 PM	1866 km	1159 miles	1008 nm	NE
Jayapura	Mon 10:44 AM	1869 km	1162 miles	1009 nm	SW
Majuro	Mon 1:44 PM	1886 km	1172 miles	1019 nm	E
Honiara	Mon 12:44 PM	1999 km	1242 miles	1079 nm	SSE
Port Moresby	Mon 11:44 AM	2044 km	1270 miles	1104 nm	SSW
Melekeok	Mon 10:44 AM	2151 km	1337 miles	1162 nm	W