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 02:34:00 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 02:34:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 41'	North
Longitude:	141° 37'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.78 meters/second, 1655.2 km/hour, 1028.5 miles/hour or 893.7 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"	1028.51 mi	west	0° 00' 55.7"	1.06 mi	north	1028.49 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 03.4"	4.64 mi	west	0° 22' 12.3"	25.43 mi	north	25.85 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 02:34:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	19° 30'	South
Longitude:	7° 06'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 419.57 meters/second, 1510.5 km/hour, 938.6 miles/hour or 815.6 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"	15.64 mi	west	0° 00' 06.4"	0.12 mi	south	15.64 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 15.9"	938.30 mi	west	0° 06' 26.2"	7.38 mi	south	938.02 mi
24 hours	14° 45' 43.1"	962.69 mi	east	1° 52' 58.1"	129.53 mi	south	965.63 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
Guam (Hagåtña)	Mon 12:34 PM	726 km	451 miles	392 nm	NNE
Melekeok	Mon 11:34 AM	772 km	480 miles	417 nm	W
Saipan	Mon 12:34 PM	945 km	587 miles	510 nm	NNE
Jayapura	Mon 11:34 AM	1135 km	705 miles	613 nm	S
Manokwari	Mon 11:34 AM	1264 km	786 miles	683 nm	SW
Davao	Mon 10:34 AM	1768 km	1099 miles	955 nm	W
Palikir	Mon 1:34 PM	1829 km	1137 miles	988 nm	E
Manado	Mon 10:34 AM	1983 km	1232 miles	1071 nm	WSW
Port Moresby	Mon 12:34 PM	1993 km	1239 miles	1076 nm	SSE
Manila	Mon 10:34 AM	2377 km	1477 miles	1284 nm	WNW