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 22:10:00 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 22:10:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	7° 59'	North
Longitude:	152° 26'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.44 meters/second, 1654.0 km/hour, 1027.7 miles/hour or 893.1 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"	17.13 mi	west	0° 00' 00.9"	0.02 mi	north	17.13 mi
1 hour	15° 00' 10.1"	1027.76 mi	west	0° 00' 55.4"	1.06 mi	north	1027.74 mi
24 hours	0° 04' 00.0"	4.57 mi	west	0° 22' 05.8"	25.31 mi	north	25.72 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 22:10:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 09'	South
Longitude:	70° 57'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 415.03 meters/second, 1494.1 km/hour, 928.4 miles/hour or 806.7 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' 23.0"	15.47 mi	west	0° 00' 03.4"	0.07 mi	south	15.47 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 02.3"	928.13 mi	west	0° 03' 27.9"	3.98 mi	south	927.96 mi
24 hours	14° 41' 51.5"	948.36 mi	east	0° 40' 14.1"	46.14 mi	south	947.31 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
Kiritimati	Tue 12:10 PM	868 km	539 miles	469 nm	SW
Honolulu	Mon 12:10 PM	1585 km	985 miles	856 nm	NNW
Baker Island	Mon 10:10 AM	2803 km	1742 miles	1514 nm	WSW
Fakaofo	Tue 11:10 AM	2833 km	1761 miles	1530 nm	SW
Papeete	Mon 12:10 PM	2840 km	1765 miles	1534 nm	S
Apia	Tue 11:10 AM	3223 km	2003 miles	1740 nm	SW
Rarotonga	Mon 12:10 PM	3330 km	2069 miles	1798 nm	SSW
Midway	Mon 11:10 AM	3445 km	2141 miles	1860 nm	NW
Alofi	Mon 11:10 AM	3553 km	2208 miles	1918 nm	SSW
Funafuti	Tue 10:10 AM	3636 km	2259 miles	1963 nm	WSW