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 23:08:00 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 23:08:00 UTC the Sun is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	8° 00'	North
Longitude:	166° 56'	West

The ground speed of the movement is currently 459.43 meters/second, 1653.9 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"	1027.73 mi	west	0° 00' 55.4"	1.06 mi	north	1027.71 mi
24 hours	0° 03' 59.7"	4.56 mi	west	0° 22' 05.4"	25.30 mi	north	25.71 mi

Position of the Moon

On Monday, April 9, 2012 at 23:08:00 UTC the Moon is at its zenith at these coordinates:

Latitude:	21° 12'	South
Longitude:	57° 02'	East

The ground speed of the movement is currently 414.87 meters/second, 1493.5 km/hour, 928.0 miles/hour or 806.5 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' 23.0"	15.47 mi	west	0° 00' 03.3"	0.06 mi	south	15.47 mi
1 hour	14° 23' 02.6"	927.79 mi	west	0° 03' 18.9"	3.80 mi	south	927.62 mi
24 hours	14° 41' 15.4"	947.35 mi	east	0° 36' 38.6"	42.02 mi	south	946.31 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 1:08 PM	1263 km	785 miles	682 nm	ESE
Baker Island	Mon 11:08 AM	1366 km	849 miles	738 nm	SW
Honolulu	Mon 1:08 PM	1767 km	1098 miles	954 nm	NNE
Fakaofo	Tue 12:08 PM	1979 km	1230 miles	1069 nm	SSW
Tarawa	Tue 11:08 AM	2340 km	1454 miles	1264 nm	WSW
Funafuti	Tue 11:08 AM	2387 km	1483 miles	1289 nm	SW
Majuro	Tue 11:08 AM	2414 km	1500 miles	1303 nm	W
Apia	Tue 12:08 PM	2473 km	1537 miles	1335 nm	SSW
Midway	Mon 12:08 PM	2491 km	1548 miles	1345 nm	NNW
Alofi	Mon 12:08 PM	3010 km	1870 miles	1625 nm	S